Governor JB Pritzker has dedicated his administration to expanding the rights and protections of employees. Many of these changes place significant compliance requirements on employers, and being non-compliant risks hefty...more
Chicago updated its sexual harassment laws with the passage of Ordinance 2022-665, increasing protections for employees working in the city. Previous guidance stated that the update only applied to employers that aligned with...more
With federal regulations becoming stricter and the potential near erasure of non-competes under state laws such as that of New York, it is important to take a renewed look at legal requirements surrounding restrictive...more
Since Gov. J. B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1480 (the Act) on March 23, 2021, the standards for employers have been raised for both hiring and employment practices. The Act incorporated significant changes to the Illinois...more
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With significant developments in Illinois labor and employment laws over the past year, employers are now required to adjust their policies to ensure continued legal compliance. Illinois has limited the use of criminal...more
Effective January 1, 2021, the moratorium on private actions against certain employers for violating the Chicago Fair Workweek Ordinance has ended. The ordinance went into effect on July 1, 2020, but the city had placed a...more