Effective December 31, 2023, Cook County’s new Paid Leave Ordinance (the Ordinance) will require employers to provide 40 hours of paid leave (i.e., leave that can be used for any reason) during a 12-month period. The...more
12/22/2023
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Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Illinois ,
Local Ordinance ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Posting Requirements ,
Rate of Pay ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Sick Leave ,
Wage and Hour
The Chicago City Council has passed an amendment to the new Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance that delays its effective date from December 31, 2023, to July 1, 2024.
The new effective date grants...more
On August 30, 2023, the DOL announced a notice of proposed rulemaking that would increase the salary basis threshold under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for “white collar” exemptions (executive, administrative and...more
12/14/2023
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Compensation & Benefits ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Freelance Workers ,
Illinois ,
Independent Contractors ,
Job Ads ,
Local Ordinance ,
Minimum Wage ,
Organ Donation ,
Paid Leave ,
Personnel Records ,
State Labor Laws ,
Temporary Employees ,
Transparency ,
Wage and Hour
On November 17, 2023, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed HB3641, which delays the start date for the calculation of the 90 calendar days under the new equal pay and benefit section of the Illinois Day and Temporary Labor Services Act...more
On November 9, 2023, the Chicago City Council passed the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance (the Ordinance), which takes effect on December 31, 2023. The Ordinance will replace Chicago’s current Paid...more
11/20/2023
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Attendance ,
Caregivers ,
City of Chicago ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Covered Employees ,
Local Ordinance ,
Notice Requirements ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Popular ,
Posting Requirements ,
Private Right of Action ,
Sick Leave ,
Wage and Hour
On November 9, 2023, the Illinois General Assembly passed HB3641, which among other things, amends the start date for the calculation of the 90 calendar days under the new equal pay and benefit section of the Illinois Day and...more
Starting January 1, 2025, employers with 15 or more employees must include pay ranges in postings for jobs in Illinois. This new requirement, an Amendment to the Illinois Equal Pay Act, was signed into law by Illinois Gov....more
On August 2, 2023, the current version of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a decision in Stericycle, Inc. and Teamsters Local 628 (Stericycle) that again shifts its position on employer work rules or other...more
In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s momentous ruling this summer on the use of affirmative action in college admissions, many companies may wonder what it means for their affirmative action and Diversity, Equity and...more
8/16/2023
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Bias ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Protection ,
Governor Abbott ,
SCOTUS ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Title VI ,
Wage and Hour
A bill significantly increasing the rights in Illinois of temporary workers and requiring temporary staffing agencies and their third-party clients to strengthen safety protocols has been signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker...more
8/8/2023
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Equal Pay ,
Governor Pritzker ,
Illinois ,
Labor Disputes ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Staffing Agencies ,
State Labor Laws ,
Temporary Employees ,
Third-Party ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
A bill significantly increasing the rights of temporary workers and requiring temporary staffing agencies and their third-party clients to strengthen safety protocols was passed on June 16, 2023, by the Illinois General...more
7/18/2023
/ Employee Training ,
Equal Pay ,
Governor Pritzker ,
Illinois ,
Labor Disputes ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Staffing Agencies ,
State Labor Laws ,
Temporary Employees ,
Third-Party ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
This post is the third in a three-part series examining the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in Human Resources. In Part I, we explored some of AI’s uses in the workplace and potential legal complications with the...more
On June 13, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) overruled the Trump-era decision that “entrepreneurial opportunity” is the animating principle of the test to determine whether a worker is an employee or...more
On May 30, 2023, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued a memo advising NLRB regional directors that non-compete agreements generally infringe on employees’ rights under Section 7 of the...more
In Part I of this three -part series on artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace, we explored some of AI’s uses in the workplace and potential legal complications with the technology. In this Part II, we explore legal...more
6/2/2023
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Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
Bias ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Diversity ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Machine Learning ,
Protected Class ,
Wage and Hour
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already a key feature in many people’s lives, including at work. While some AI platforms have been around for years, highly advanced intelligence platforms, such as ChatGPT, could become...more
5/9/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
Best Practices ,
Bias ,
Data Privacy ,
Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Performance Standards ,
Recruitment Policies ,
Risk Assessment