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...
How to Navigate the New Illinois Freelance Worker Protection Act (FWPA)March 29, 2024The recently enacted Illinois Freelance Worker Protection Act (FWPA) goes into effect on July 1, 2024. It requires non-governmental persons...
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,...
Approaching Deadline for the Illinois Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program (“SCRSP”)October 24, 2023The Illinois Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program (“SCRSP”) is a state-facilitated retirement savings instrument for private sector workers in Illinois...
What to Know About the New Illinois Child Extended Bereavement Leave ActSeptember 19, 2023Enacted on August 4, 2023, by Governor J.B. Pritzker, the new Illinois Child Extended Bereavement Leave Act (“CEBLA”) (SB2034) will...
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...
The Pre-judgment Interest Amendment Remains a Hotly Contested Issue Nearly a Year After It Passed.August 8, 2022In 2021, the Illinois Legislature passed a law permitting a statutory 6% interest rate on bodily injury lawsuits. As 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...
