The Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) Office of Labor Standards (COLS) recently posted updates to its website regarding minimum wage obligations, paid leave and paid sick and safe leave,...more
6/10/2024
/ City of Chicago ,
Deadlines ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Workweek ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
Local Ordinance ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Guidance ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Safe Leave ,
Sick Leave ,
Wage and Hour
The National Labor Relations Board’s general counsel recently published a memo, along with other resources, to clarify parts of the Board’s recent decision dealing with union organizing demands for bargaining orders.1 The...more
11/14/2023
/ Collective Bargaining ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
NLRB General Counsel ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
Union Organizers ,
Unions
On May 23, 2023, Evanston, Illinois joined the state of Oregon and cities in California (Berkeley, Emeryville, Los Angeles, and San Francisco); Illinois (Chicago); New York (New York City); Pennsylvania (Philadelphia); Texas...more
5/26/2023
/ Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Workweek ,
Food Service Workers ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Illinois ,
Labor Reform ,
Local Ordinance ,
Notice Requirements ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules
After over 25 years of proposals and negotiations among key stakeholders—including Ohio employers and their supporting associations, the Ohio plaintiffs’ employment law bar, and various employee-rights advocates—on December...more
In the past two weeks, the city of Chicago has undertaken several actions related to the COVID-19 pandemic’s continued effects on the city. Specifically, the city is considering a proposed ordinance that would prohibit...more
Chicago passed the Chicago Fair Workweek Ordinance in July 2019. This Ordinance, which is set to take effect on July 1, 2020, requires covered employers to provide advance notice of work schedules to their covered employees,...more
On July 31, 2019, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed House Bill 834 into law, strengthening and amending the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003 (“IEPA”). Key changes to the IEPA take effect on September 29, 2019 and include...more
8/5/2019
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
New Legislation ,
NLRA ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Gap ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Section 7 ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
The Chicago City Council approved the “Chicago Fair Workweek Ordinance” on July 24, 2019. The Ordinance goes into effect on July 1, 2020. The Ordinance will require employers covered by the Ordinance to provide advanced...more
On February 19, 2019, Governor JB Pritzker signed into law the “Lifting Up Illinois Working Families Act,” which raises the state’s minimum wage, in increments, to $15 per hour by 2025....more
For years, Illinois employment lawyers have had the frustrating experience of trying to explain the quirks of Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) practice before the Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) and Illinois Human...more
The Chicago City Council currently has before it a proposed ordinance entitled the “Chicago Fair Workweek Ordinance,” which, if passed, would severely limit Chicago employers’ ability to change employees’ posted schedules,...more