Scott Cruz

PUBLICATIONS

• "Illinois law requires time records for exempt employees," Illinois Business Journal (July 2026)
• "Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act: Using AI notetaking apps and minimizing liability," Illinois Business Journal (June 2026)
• "Mandatory pre- and post-shift activities are now compensable in Illinois," Illinois Business Journal (May 2026)
• "Why every organization needs an employee handbook," Illinois Business Journal (March 2026)
• "Illinois' Secure Jobs Act" How this legislation could accelerate AI adoption, job outsourcing," Illinois Business Journal (February 2026)
• "How non-discretionary bonus payments paid to non-exempt employees effect their overtime calculations," Illinois Business Journal (January 2026)
• "Complying with the Illinois Freelance Worker Protection Act," Illinois Business Journal (December 2025)
• "Amendments to Workplace Transparency Act trigger new compliance requirements for Illinois employers," Illinois Business Journal (October 2025)
• "New, amended Illinois laws: Family NICU, Military Leave Acts; nursing mothers paid breaktime," Illinois Business Journal (September 2025) 
• "Are you impermissibly denying employee requests for reimbursement of work-related expenses?," Illinois Business Journal (August 2025) 
• "Are you complying with Illinois’ background check requirements for criminal convictions?," Illinois Business Journal (July 2025) 
• "An employer's guide to curbing intermittent FMLA leave abuse," Illinois Business Journal (June 2025)
• "Employer obligations: 2025 Illinois amendments to pay stub, personal records legislation," Illinois Business Journal (May 2025)
• “Illinois imposes new requirements on employers related to verification of employee work authorization,” Illinois Business Journal (April 2025)
• "Changing the landscape of temporary worker use in Illinois," Illinois Business Journal (September 2023)

PRESENTATIONS

• "HR Online Forum: What Employers Need to Know Now," Illinois Manufacturers' Association (May 2025)
• "One Year In - How Certain are You that You are Complying with the Paid Leave for All Workers Act?," Illinois Chamber of Commerce (February 2025)
• "HR Online Forum: What Employers Need to Know Now," Illinois Manufacturers' Association (February 2025)
• "2025 Employment Law Update," Decatur Regional Chamber of Commerce (November 2024)
• "The Nuts and Bolts of HR: For Professionals at All Levels," Illinois Chamber of Commerce (July 2024)
• "Is it Time to Update Your Employment Handbook and Policies?," Illinois Chamber of Commerce (April 2024)