Minimum Wage Increases Today

Today, July 1st 2020, Chicago’s minimum wage goes up. The increase marks the second stage of a plan to incrementally reach $15.00/hour by 2021. The BACP published full rules on their website; here are the essential details: What is the Minimum Wage in Chicago? The minimum wage used to be $13.00 across the board. The rules taking effect today [...]

2020-07-01T09:43:05-05:00July 1st, 2020|Employers, Employment Issues, Small Business Law|

PPP Stress: Our Founder’s Revelation

I recently had an epiphany about PPP loan forgiveness, thanks to a wise G & G Law attorney, Rebecca Lyon. For weeks, she was gently explaining to me that I didn’t need to stress about loan forgiveness quite so much. Global Pandemic Brain (anyone else experiencing this?) combined with cobbler’s children syndrome prevented me from understanding how the PPP [...]

COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits: What We Know Right Now

Disclaimer: We are not experts in health or policy and make no guarantees as to the accuracy or timeliness of the details on this page. This page is for informational purposes only. See our full COVID-19 disclaimer for more. If your business has hit trouble because of the pandemic and you need guidance, the attorneys at G & G [...]

2020-06-03T12:27:25-05:00April 20th, 2020|Employers, Employment Issues, Small Business Law|

COVID-19 Employer Questions: Unemployment Expansion

Disclaimer: We are not experts in health or policy and make no guarantees as to the accuracy or timeliness of the details on this page. This page is for informational purposes only. See our full COVID-19 disclaimer for more. If your business has hit trouble because of the pandemic and you need guidance, the attorneys at G & G [...]

2020-06-03T12:33:59-05:00April 13th, 2020|Employers, Employment Issues, Small Business Law|

COVID-19 Employer Questions: Terminations, Layoffs, and Furloughs

Disclaimer: We are not experts in health or policy and make no guarantees as to the accuracy or timeliness of the details on this page. This page is for informational purposes only. See our full COVID-19 disclaimer for more. If your business has hit trouble because of the pandemic and you need guidance, the attorneys at G & G [...]

2020-06-03T12:40:00-05:00March 28th, 2020|Employers, Employment Issues, Small Business Law|
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