Illinois Employers Must Complete Mandatory Sexual Harassment Training AnnuallyNovember 23, 2020As a result of recent amendments to the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA), employers in Illinois are required to provide...
Wave of COVID-19 Employment Litigation on the HorizonOctober 7, 2020As employers continue to confront the unique challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, the first wave of COVID-19 related lawsuits...
Employers Continue To Struggle With Employee Leave Laws That Protect Parents In The Wake Of Schools ReopeningAugust 27, 2020With the start of the school year upon us, employers continue to struggle with employee leave laws that protect parents. In response...
Update on Federal COVID-19 LegislationMarch 19, 2020Yesterday the President signed into law the Emergency Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) (the “Act”) which provides for...
City of Chicago Fast Tracks $15/Hour Minimum Wage OrdinanceDecember 12, 2019On November 26, 2019 the Chicago City Council amended its Minimum Wage Ordinance to accelerate its $15/hour minimum wage hike four...
Current I-9 form will Expire August 31, 2019 – What should you do?August 28, 2019The current I-9 form that is approved for use by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is set to expire...
Illinois Amended Equal Pay Act, Requiring Immediate Changes to Hiring PracticesAugust 12, 2019Governor Pritzker signed into law on July 31, 2019 significant changes to the Equal Pay Act that will require all...
Illinois Minimum Wage Law Update – Higher Wages and Stiffer PenaltiesApril 25, 2019On February 19, 2019, newly elected Governor J.B. Pritzker fulfilled a campaign promise and signed legislation that will raise the...
How do you discipline an Employee who has made a Protected Complaint and Minimize Your Risk of a Retaliation Lawsuit?February 4, 2019With the continued increase in employee based lawsuits (the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed 50% more sexual harassment lawsuits in...
Employer Loses at Appellate Court because its EEOC Position Statement and Summary Judgment were InconsistentJanuary 28, 2019In November a Federal Appellate Court reversed a lower court’s decision granting summary judgment in favor of the employer in...
