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Wisconsin Wins offers employers new training program for hiring unemployed individuals

Jesse Dill

On March 26, 2012, a new pilot program will go into effect for Wisconsin employers that will allow them to give potential new employees a training period before making a final hiring decision. The new law is also designed to help employees who are out of work to receive training for a new [...]

2012 Employment Law Toolkit for Illinois Employers now available

2012 Employment Law Toolkit for Illinois Employers

Arnstein & Lehr Chicago Partner Jason Tremblay’s recently published the 2012 edition of the handbook, Employment Law Toolkit for Illinois Employers, is now available. The handbook is a comprehensive resource highlighting the significant employment and labor issues facing Illinois employers. It provides practical and cost-effective advice on avoiding [...]

Jason Tremblay discusses face recognition software in the workplace in SHRM article

E. Jason Tremblay

Arnstein & Lehr Chicago Partner Jason Tremblay was interviewed in the article “Face Recognition Technology Might Get Employers in Trouble,” which appeared online in Society for Human Resource Management’s technology section on February 27. In the article, Mr. Tremblay discusses the broad implications and uses of facial-recognition software in the workplace for [...]

Jason Tremblay authors Inside Counsel article, “5 ways to protect your company when a key employee departs”

E. Jason Tremblay

Arnstein & Lehr Partner E. Jason Tremblay authored the article, “5 ways to protect your company when a key employee departs,” which appeared in the January 23 edition of Inside Counsel. In the article, he stresses the importance for all companies to know what steps to take when an employee decides to [...]

Improper Use of Criminal Background Information in Making Hiring Decisions Can Land an Employer in Hot Water!

Lori Adelson

Employers must be mindful of how they use criminal background information in making hiring decisions to avoid liability for failing to hire an applicant. Employers may not simply reject an applicant solely because they have an arrest record and/or “criminal” history. Rather, the employer must consider the impact of a conviction on the [...]

Jason Tremblay authors Inside Counsel article, “7 ways to protect your company when hiring from a competitor”

E. Jason Tremblay

Arnstein & Lehr Partner E. Jason Tremblay authored the article, “7 ways to protect your company when hiring from a competitor,” which appeared in the January 9 edition of Inside Counsel. In the article Mr. Tremblay recommends, when hiring a competitor’s employee, that a company should take certain steps to reduce the [...]