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Breaking News: Federal Judge Strikes Down FTC Noncompete Rule

As was widely reported, earlier this year the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a rule banning nearly all noncompete agreements with limited exceptions. The rule was to take effect on September 4, 2024, as we recently...more

Employers Need to Consider the Impact of the Pending Ban on Non-Compete Clauses

On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved a final rule banning nearly all post-employment non-compete clauses for workers nationwide (Rule). The Rule is currently set to take effect September 4, 2024....more

Federal Court Vacates DOL’s Joint Employer Rule Issued in 2023

In Chamber of Commerce of United States v. NLRB, No. 23-cv-00553, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 43016 (E.D. Tex. Mar. 8, 2024), the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated the National Labor Relations...more

City of Chicago Significantly Expands Paid Leave Requirements Starting December 31, 2023

On November 9, 2023, the Chicago City Council passed the Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance (Ordinance). This new Ordinance replaces the prior Chicago Paid Sick Leave Ordinance. The Ordinance provides covered...more

UPDATE: When Does a Requested Religious Accommodation Pose an Undue Hardship?

In a recent opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reiterated the standards for balancing an employee’s religious accommodation request against the potential undue hardship that such a request may impose...more

When Does a Requested Religious Accommodation Pose an Undue Hardship?

In a recent opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reiterated the standards for balancing an employee’s religious accommodation request against the potential undue hardship that such a request may impose...more

Illinois Employers Face Numerous Recent Laws Impacting Workplaces in 2023

The Illinois legislature has been quite active, passing a number of bills which will affect Illinois workplaces. The following is a summary of recent legislation impacting Illinois employers in 2023. Amendment to Meal & Rest...more

Illinois Employers Face Numerous Recent Laws Impacting Workplaces in 2022

The Illinois legislature has been quite active, passing a number of bills which will affect Illinois workplaces. The following is a summary of recent legislation impacting Illinois employers in 2022...more

Seventh Circuit Reiterates Who is “Similarly Situated” for Purposes of Title VII Claims

In a recent opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reiterated the requirements that must be met for an employee to identify a similarly situated comparator for purposes of a Title VII claim. Gamble v. FCA...more

Seventh Circuit Affirms that Multi-Month Leave of Absence Is Not Reasonable Accommodation Under ADA

In a recent opinion, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed that a multi-month leave of absence is not a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)....more

COVID-19 Cases Are Rising Again: What Employers Should Know

The significant increase in COVID-19 cases nationwide has state and local governments implementing safety measures. In some instances, state and local governments are reinstating restrictions that were in place at the...more

Employees Now Protected from Discrimination Based on LGBTQ Status

On June 15, 2020, the United States Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 majority opinion in Bostock v. Clayton County that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) protects employees from discrimination in the workplace...more

President Signs the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security "CARES" Act

On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed $2.2 trillion stimulus package known as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act.  The update below focuses on provisions in the CARES Act that are...more

Congress Introduces Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act

On March 19, 2020, Senator Mitch McConnell introduced bill S. 3548 in the Senate, entitled the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act. In its present form, the CARES Act would provide for, among other...more

Governor Pritzker Issues Stay-at-Home Order

On March 20, 2020, Governor Pritzker issued Executive Order 2020-10, a “Stay-At-Home” Order applicable to everyone in Illinois (the “Order”)....more

Recent Appellate Court Decision Explains How Arbitration Agreements May Mitigate The Impact Of Class Actions On Employers

Valid arbitration agreements may prevent class notices from being sent to employees that would otherwise be putative class members in collective action lawsuits according to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Bigger v....more

ADA Not Violated By Refusal To Hire Due To Risk Of Future Disability

On October 29, 2019, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held in Shell v. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company that the Americans with Disabilities Act’s (ADA) definition of “disability” is not met “where an employer...more

Obesity Not An ADA Disability Without Underlying Physiological Condition

On June 12, 2019, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held in Richardson v. Chicago Transit Authority that extreme obesity only qualifies as a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) if it was caused by an...more

Title VII Claims Not Raised In EEOC Charge Must Be Timely Challenged

On June 3, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Fort Bend County v. Davis that Title VII’s administrative exhaustion requirement is a claims-processing requirement, not a jurisdictional requirement, which means...more

Employers May Be Subject To Liability Under The Illinois Gender Violence Act

An Illinois Appellate Court recently answered a previously undecided question when it held in Gasic v. Marquette Management, Inc., that a corporation may be subject to liability under the Illinois Gender Violence Act (IGVA)....more

Recent Federal Decisions Highlight Breadth of Employers’ Obligations Under Title VII

Recent federal court decisions serve as a timely reminder of an employer’s obligations under Title VII to protect employees from all unlawful harassment in the workplace, even if that harassment is perpetrated by someone...more

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