For over 75 years, the National Labor Relations Board and courts (including the U.S. Supreme Court) have held the right of employees to make informed choices about unions is best served when employers share competing...more
As Illinois employers and businesses recover in a post-pandemic world, the continued and growing threat of The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) looms on the horizon. This paper demonstrates that, due to the...more
On June 9, 2023, Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker signed into law HB 2907 and HB 3396, amending the Illinois Labor Disputes Act (“Act”) to expand protections for striking workers. The new law restricts defensive measures...more
6/27/2023
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Collective Bargaining ,
Damages ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Rights ,
Illinois ,
Labor Disputes ,
Labor Reform ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Preemption ,
Right to Strike ,
State Labor Laws ,
Unions
On November 8, 2022, Illinois voters approved the Illinois Constitution Amendment 1 (the “Workers’ Rights Amendment” or the “Amendment”), which amends the state constitution to guarantee workers a broad right to collective...more
The new requirements for employers to comply with the Illinois Equal Pay Act (the “Act”) Amendments took effect last month. As previously discussed, between March 24, 2022 and March 23, 2024, employers with 100 or more...more
National Labor Relations Board General Counsel (GC) Jennifer Abruzzo recently issued a hard-hitting Memorandum urging the Board’s regional offices to consider closely the full scope of aggressive remedies she deems available...more
In the past six months, Illinois enacted SB 1480 and SB 1847, which amended various laws including the Illinois Equal Pay Act (the “Act”). Governor Pritzker signed SB 1480 into law on March 23, 2021 (“March 2021...more
8/25/2021
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EEO-1 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
New Legislation ,
Pay Data ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
On March 12, 2021, the National Labor Relations Board (Board) announced that it is withdrawing a rule proposed in September 2019 that would have excluded undergraduate and graduate students at private colleges and...more
On February 19, 2021, the National Labor Relations Board (Board) modified its test for determining whether faculty at private colleges and universities should be excluded as managerial employees from the right to union...more
On August 9, 2019, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law Public Act 101-0221 (the Act), which amended the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA). Among other changes, this amendment requires employers with at least one adverse...more
Last month, Governor J.B. Pritzker, in conjunction with the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), released Phase IV of the Restore Illinois Plan. This plan...more
7/8/2020
/ Best Practices ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Executive Orders ,
Governor Pritzker ,
Health and Safety ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Infectious Diseases ,
New Guidance ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
Workplace Safety
On May 28, 2020, Governor J.B. Pritzker, in conjunction with the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), issued industry-specific Return to Work toolkits and...more
In accordance with the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) amendments under Public Act 101-0221 (known as the Workplace Transparency Act), all Illinois employers must provide mandatory sexual harassment training to all employees...more
Following an afternoon press conference on March 20, 2020, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker issued an Executive Order requiring all individuals currently living within the State of Illinois to “stay at home or at their place...more
The Illinois Department of Human Rights (IHDR) has answered the call for clarity and provided guidance on the sexual harassment prevention measures necessitated by Public Act 101-0221 (commonly referred to as the Workplace...more
2/4/2020
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Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Harassment ,
Hostile Environment ,
Human Rights Act ,
Labor Regulations ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws
In line with recently passed legislation in New York and California, Illinois’ legislature rallied to create a bill that would help increase employee protections by combating discrimination and harassment in the workplace. ...more
8/14/2019
/ #MeToo ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Corporate Culture ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hostile Environment ,
New Legislation ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Transparency
On April 12, 2019, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker (D) signed legislation effectively banning local governments from passing right-to-work ordinances. Public Act 101-0003, titled the “Collective Bargaining Freedom Act,”...more