by E. Jason Tremblay For the second time in a little over a year, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) issued a revised Form I-9 to be used by employers to verify an employee’s authorization to work in the United States.  Effective April 3, 2009, employers will have to complete the updated Form I-9 [...]

General Counsel Arthur L. Klein (left), and Chicago Partners Paul E. Starkman (middle) and E. Jason Tremblay (right) recently obtained another win in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit when it affirmed the dismissal of a computer programmer’s malicious prosecution suit against his former employer (a national retailer).  The Seventh Circuit held that [...]

By E. Jason Tremblay The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently issued new regulations under  the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”). These new regulations took effect on January 16, 2009.  Among other modifications, they change some of the employer and employee notice requirements, medical certification standards and methods of accounting for FMLA leave time.  [...]

For Immediate Release Contact: Jeffrey A. Hild, Director of Marketing Phone: (312) 876-6939 Email: jahild@arnstein.com CHICAGO, Illinois – January 07, 2009 – Law firm Arnstein & Lehr LLP announced today that Robert E. McKenzie, partner in the firm’s Tax practice in the Chicago office, has been selected as one of four new members of the [...]