As 2024 approaches, employers should be mindful of the following 2023 employment requirements, as well as laws which are effective January 1, 2024....more
This summer seemed to fly by as quickly as the Illinois Legislature and Governor J.B. Pritzker enacted a dizzying slew of more new employment laws between the months of June and August. These changes are sweeping and require...more
Amendments to the Illinois Victims’ Economic Security and Safety Act (VESSA) expand leave available to Illinois employees grieving a family member’s death arising from a crime of violence. VESSA applies to all Illinois...more
Executive Summary: - A new Missouri law requires covered employers to provide unpaid leave for victims of domestic or sexual abuse and their family members and requires notice of the right to this leave be provided by...more
Missouri recently enacted the Victims Economic Safety and Security Act (VESSA) requiring employers with at least 20 employees to provide victims of domestic or sexual violence with both job-protected leave and safety...more
As a part of Missouri’s new Victims Economic Safety and Security Act (VESSA), employers in the state with at least 20 employees must now provide unpaid leave to employees who are victims of domestic or sexual violence, or who...more
Missouri employers with at least 20 employees must now provide unpaid leave and certain safety accommodations to victims of domestic or sexual violence under a new law, the Victims Economic Safety and Security Act, which took...more
Following the enactment of the Victims’ Economic Safety and Security Act (VESSA), Missouri joins over 30 states requiring employers to provide protections to employees who are victims of domestic or sexual violence in the...more
Missouri employers should take note that two bills recently signed into law by Governor Mike Parson that impose new employee leave obligations but also provide a liability shield for employers when it comes to pandemic...more
On August 20, 2021, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed Illinois House Bill 3582, which takes effect on January 1, 2022 and amends the Victims’ Economic Security and Safety Act (VESSA) in several ways. ...more
The Illinois Victim’s Economic Security and Safety Act (VESSA) has been amended to expand the list of reasons for which job-protected leave is available, among other provisions. The amendments went into effect on August 20,...more
In a flurry of activity into the wee hours of June 2, 2021, Illinois legislators concluded a spring session that saw the passage of numerous measures that will affect employers in the state across the span of the employment...more
On August 9, 2019, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law Public Act 101-0221, which goes into effect January 1, 2020, and places new requirements on employers related to employment contracts, training, and agency...more
On August 9, 2019, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker enacted sweeping changes to the landscape of employment law in Illinois. See Public Act 101-0221, http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/101/101-0221.htm. Among other...more
A number of new state or local laws are set to take effect in Illinois in 2017 which will require employers to update their employee handbooks, employment agreements, and other policies and procedures. We address the key...more