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Protect Yourself and Your Family Without Learning “Legalese”
Presenting the ISBA Legal Health Checkup
This timely guide covers seven legal categories (car, family, finding a lawyer, home, money, health and estate) and provides some basic facts about Illinois law. While the Legal Health Checkup is not meant to take the place of professional legal advice (laws constantly change), it can help you forsee potential legal problems and make it easier to recognize everyday ones. It can also provide guidance about whether you can handle a legal situation by yourself or if you need the training of a licensed professional.
In The News
Employees have rights on the job
While employees are expected to meet certain job requirements, they do have legal rights.
Breaks, meals, sick days, vacation not required by law
Contrary to what many people believe, no law in Illinois requires an employer to provide breaks to workers – even though many employers do.
Illinois is an “employment at-will” state, meaning that an employer or employee may terminate the relationship at any time, without any reason or cause.
If you’re in the job market, you should know that employers are limited on what they can ask job applicants.
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