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Illinois Employment Law Handbook
Now accepting Pre-Orders for 3rd Edition to be out June 2013

The Illinois Chamber and the law firm of SmithAmundsen LLC, have partnered to provide Illinois employers with an up-to-date, easy-to-use reference guide.

The Illinois Chamber of Commerce provides this user-friendly guide for employers who must comply with every state and federal employment law.  The Employment Law Handbook also includes expert legal advice on a number of employment law topics from Illinois-based law firm SmithAmundsen LLC.

Originally Published in 2007, updated June 2013; 550 pages with detailed table of contents and full index.

Information and Forms Include:

Employment at Will

Written Employment Contracts
Hiring Process Issues
Employment Discrimination
Workplace Harassment
Independent Contractors/Contingent Workers and Temporary Labor
Affirmative Action and EEOC Reporting Requirements
Privacy in the Workplace
Immigration
Post-Hire Employment Practices
Personnel Files
Mandatory Workplace Posters and Record Retention
Wage and Hour Requirements
State and Federal Child Labor Laws
Employee Benefits – Workers’ Compensation and Occupational Diseases
Unemployment Compensation
Leaves of Absence
Veterans’ Reemployment Rights
National Labor Relations Act and Labor Relations
Reductions in Force, Plant Closings and Mass Layoffs
Alcohol and Other drugs in the workplace

$189.00 – Printed Copy To be shipped when printing is complete

$169.00 – Online Annual Subscription (url and password to be sent when available)
Get both the hard copy and the annual online book for only $286.00 (20% discount when purchased at the same time.