ICE is at Your Business: Now What?February 7, 2025Immigration enforcement continues to be a major focus in 2025, with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) increasing workplace audits...
What Employers Need to Know About the New Illinois Transparency LawNovember 21, 2024On January 1, 2025, an amendment to the Illinois Equal Pay Act will require many Illinois employers to adopt new...
The Federal Trade Commission is Set to Implement New Rule Prohibiting Noncompete ClausesMay 7, 2024The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has implemented a new, transformative rule, set to take effect 120 days after its publication...
The Seventh Circuit Seeks Guidance from Delaware Supreme Court on Forfeiture-for-Competition ClausesApril 16, 2024The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, based in Illinois, certified two questions for the Delaware Supreme...
Getting to Know the New Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave OrdinanceJanuary 12, 2024The Chicago City Council recently passed the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance, effective July 1,...
United States Supreme Court is Changing How Employers Must Handle Religious AccommodationsAugust 15, 2023On June 29, 2023, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision in Groff v. DeJoy changing the criteria employers...
A New Bill Amending the Illinois Day and Temporary Services Act Offers Better Protections for Day and Temp WorkersJuly 10, 2023On May 19, 2023, the Illinois General Assembly passed significant amendments to the Illinois Day and Temporary Labor Services Act...
Illinois Passes Paid Leave for Any Reason – Effective January 1, 2024June 2, 2023Illinois became only the third state to require that employers provide paid leave to its employees for any reason. The...
Now That Roe Has Been Overturned, What Can Employers Do?August 8, 2022Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that in late June 2022, the United States Supreme Court in...
Beginning July 1, 2022 – New Sexual Harassment Obligations for Chicago EmployersJune 3, 2022On April 27, 2022, Chicago’s City Council approved important amendments to Chicago’s sexual harassment laws. These changes impose additional requirements...
