The Illinois Appellate Court (Second District) recently issued an opinion deciding an issue of first impression here in Illinois: whether an employer violates the Illinois Human Rights Act (Act) by denying a transgender woman...more
9/16/2021
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Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Employee Restrooms ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Gender Identity ,
Hobby Lobby ,
Human Rights Act ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender
As we enter our seventeenth month of the COVID-19 pandemic, fears that the pandemic is once again getting out of control continue to rise. With COVID-19 cases increasing across the country, due in part to the contagiousness...more
8/9/2021
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Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Governor Pritzker ,
Masks ,
New Guidance ,
Public Health ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
The Supreme Court’s recent opinion in Bostock v. Clayton County announced that employees are protected from discrimination based on their LGBTQ status. In reaching its historic holding, the Bostock Court engaged in an...more
The Illinois General Assembly recently passed a number of bills that will, if signed by Governor Pritzker, create new laws and amend existing laws that will significantly impact all Illinois employers and employees.
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