As discussed in our previous alert, the Illinois legislature amended the State's Equal Pay Act to require businesses with more than 100 employees to obtain an Equal Pay Registration Certificate (“Registration Certificate”)...more
As more employers consider mandatory COVID-19 vaccination programs, companies with Illinois employees should keep in mind a new Cook County ordinance that requires paid time off, or paying an employee, for time spent getting...more
9/7/2021
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In 2016, the City of Chicago and Cook County passed matching paid sick leave ordinances to become effective in 2017. The ordinances, though a watershed moment in the Chicagoland area for employee paid sick time, would become...more