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New Illinois Employment Laws Arrive En Masse

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Employers with Illinois workers should be aware of several new employment laws and amendments to existing laws that were enacted during the state’s 2024 legislative session. Below are summaries of the new requirements,...more

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ILLINOIS EMPLOYER ALERT: Illinois Notably Amends the Human Rights Act and Personnel Records Review Act in Employees’ Favor

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Illinois continues to change the landscape for employers, allowing employees more leeway when it comes to the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) and Illinois Personnel Records Review Act (IPRRA). Recent Amendments to the...more

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Minnesota Legislative Update 2024: Employment Law Bills Cover ESST, Human Rights Act, Pay Disclosure, and Restrictive Covenants

The Minnesota Legislature is back in session and actively addressing employment law legislation in several pending bills following a very busy 2023–2024 session last year. The legislature kicked off its 2024 regular session...more

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Employers Should Be Aware of Additional Changes to Minnesota Employment Laws

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As we have previously reported, the most recent Minnesota legislative session resulted in a number of new laws that affect employers with Minnesota-based employees. We have issued client alerts about Minnesota’s new law...more

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Illinois Employers Subject to New Requirements in 2023

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Illinois employers should be prepared to take on several new requirements in 2023 and take steps to ensure that their policies and practices are up to date with current Illinois laws. As previously highlighted by Benesch,...more

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Amendments to Illinois Acts Impose New Compliance Obligations on Employers

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Effective January 1, 2023, employers with employees in Illinois will be subject to a number of expanded compliance obligations. First, employers will be required to provide employees with additional meal periods. Second,...more

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Illinois Reporting Requirements Expand for Employers

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SB1480 Amends the State’s Equal Pay Act and Business Corporation Act - Last month, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed SB 1480, which amended the Illinois Human Rights Act... the Illinois Equal Pay Act and the Business...more

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Significant Changes To Illinois Discrimination Law

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Effective July 1, 2020, two significant changes to the Illinois Human Rights Act (Act) went into effect. The first change significantly expands the number of employers in Illinois that may be subject to state discrimination...more

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Change in the Commonwealth: Reviewing Virginia’s Expansive New Employment Legislation Taking Effect Today

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For months, Virginia employers have heard about the new wave of employee-friendly legislation that will create additional costs and challenges for Virginia employers.  Today, as Virginia enters Phase 3 of its reopening plan,...more

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Illinois Employment Laws Taking Effect July 1, 2020

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The State of Illinois and the City of Chicago have enacted several employment laws that will take effect on July 1, 2020. Employers with employees in Illinois or Chicago should take note of the following laws in order to...more

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Virginia Employers Get Ready: New Laws Dramatically Expand Employee Protections and Employer Liability in the Commonwealth

In the wake of Virginia voting in Democratic majorities in both houses of the state legislature last year, the Virginia legislature has passed, and Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has signed into law, a slew of new measures...more

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Illinois Overhauls Employment Laws: Is Your Business in Compliance?

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The Illinois legislature engaged in a flurry of recent activity in the area of employee protections. Included below are highlights of new employment laws in place as of January 1, 2020. Significant Restrictions on...more

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District of Columbia Employment Law Changes: Looking Back at 2019 and Ahead at 2020

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As sophisticated employers know, an employer must track and comply with developments not only in federal law, but also state and local law. This blog post details key changes in employment laws in the District of Columbia in...more

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The Time Is Now for Employers in Illinois to Abide by New Laws

The New Year brings new laws for Illinois employers. Some laws go into effect this Summer, while others are effective as of this month. For employers who have not yet revised handbooks, policies and agreements, the time is...more

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How Might Virginia’s New Legislative Trifecta Affect Employers in the Commonwealth in 2020?

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In the November 2019 election Virginia gained a Democratic “trifecta”—both legislative chambers and the governorship are now controlled by one political party. It has been over two decades since Democratic lawmakers...more

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New Requirements and Looming Deadlines in October 2019: What New York Employers Need to Know

As we previously reported this past summer, the New York State Senate and Assembly passed Senate Bill 6549, which amended Section 194 of the New York Labor Law to prohibit wage differentials based on any protected class. As...more

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Preparation and Training Critical as Illinois Employers Face New Legal Landscape

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Illinois employers must begin preparing now for the host of new legal requirements impacting the workplace beginning in 2020. With legal changes on topics ranging from hiring practices and pay equity to drug testing and...more

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Avalanche of New Laws Create Additional Requirements for Illinois Employers

Illinois employers must be cognizant of new Illinois laws including bans on salary history inquiries, restrictions on artificial intelligence interview programs, mandatory sexual harassment prevention training, limitations on...more

Orrick - Equal Pay Pulse

Salary History Prohibitions Come to Maine

On April 12th, Maine joins a growing list of jurisdictions, including California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Massachusetts, New York City (as well as other cities within New York) Oregon, Puerto Rico, and Vermont, that...more

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Top Ten Reminders (and Laws to Monitor) for Illinois Employers in 2019

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With 2019 officially underway, now is a prudent time for employers to review their personnel policies and practices, as well as to ensure they are compliant with many new laws....more

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Illinois Rings in the New Year With New Employment Laws

As we prepare to welcome 2019, Illinois employers must also prepare for new employment laws that afford greater rights and protections to employees. Below is a summary of new laws affecting the employment landscape in...more

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