Welcome to the Labor & Employment Chronicle, our quarterly newsletter that reviews the top stories from Hinshaw's Employment Law Observer blog.
California Employment Laws -
The year 2018 saw another slew of new...more
On September 4, 2018, the Department of Labor issued new FMLA notices and certification forms. The changes made are procedural in nature and were the result of the DOL's obligation to submit its forms to the Federal Office...more
On Tuesday, August, 29, 2017, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a stay of the EEOC's collection of information on pay data on EEO-1 reports. ...more
On Monday, with the signing of the Philadelphia Wage Equity Ordinance, the city's Fair Practices Ordinance was amended to prohibit employers from asking about an applicant's wage history at any point during the hiring...more
On Tuesday of this week, a federal judge in Texas granted a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the portions of President Obama's "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" Executive Order.
That order, signed in 2014 and...more
10/27/2016
/ Arbitration Agreements ,
Contractors ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Federal Contractors ,
Independent Contractors ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Pre-Dispute Arbitration ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Subcontractors ,
Title VII ,
Transparency ,
Wage and Hour
Paid sick leave will be coming to a suburb near you beginning July 1, 2017. On October 5, 2016, the Cook County Board of Commissioners adopted a paid sick leave ordinance that mirrors the Chicago Ordinance passed earlier...more
An ordinance mandating paid sick leave for Chicago employees, first introduced in April, passed before the City Council on Wednesday, June 22, 2016. Chicago will now join the growing list of cities with similar laws on the...more
EEOC Issues Final Regulations on Wellness Programs -
It seems to be a win-win when employers who provide employees with incentives to encourage healthy behavior. But employers that do so must contend with an alphabet...more
6/3/2016
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Cause of Action Accrual ,
Constructive Discharge ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Restrooms ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Gender Identity ,
GINA ,
Government Investigations ,
Green v Brennan ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Minimum Salary ,
Resignation ,
SCOTUS ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Title VII ,
Transgender ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wellness Programs ,
White-Collar Exemptions
You may recall that last December, just as Chicagoans were starting to hunker down for another cold, snowy winter, the Chicago City Council made national news by passing an ordinance that will raise the minimum wage for...more