Illinois employers are subject to many new requirements in 2025. Below are some that employers need to address now....more
1/15/2025
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Compliance ,
Employee Rights ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Human Rights ,
Illinois ,
Pay Transparency ,
Personnel Records ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
On April 15, 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its final rule to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)....more
The validity of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”) is being questioned less than one year after it went into effect. On February 27, 2024, a federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas...more
3/4/2024
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Breastfeeding ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Employee Rights ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Pregnancy ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
Private Right of Action ,
Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (“PUMP Act”) ,
Quorum ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Title VII ,
Undue Hardship
Congress recently passed two pregnancy-related acts, the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers (PUMP) Act and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), both of which create new legal rights and remedies...more
2/21/2023
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Breastfeeding ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
New Legislation ,
Pregnancy ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (“PUMP Act”) ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Title VII
The Illinois Constitution Amendment 1 (commonly referred to as the “Workers’ Rights Amendment”) has received enough votes to secure its passage. Citizens of Illinois voted on the Amendment on November 8, 2022, but delays in...more
As vaccines for the Covid-19 virus have become more abundant and available for U.S. citizens, states and cities have started to enact protections for employees in order to facilitate vaccinations. Some of these new laws make...more
On July 24, 2019, the Chicago City Council approved the proposed Chicago Fair Workweek Ordinance, which will require employers to provide advance notice of employee work schedules and premium pay for schedule changes. Once...more
8/9/2019
/ Covered Employees ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Fair Workweek ,
Local Ordinance ,
Notice Requirements ,
Over-Time ,
State and Local Government ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules