After over 25 years of proposals and negotiations among key stakeholders—including Ohio employers and their supporting associations, the Ohio plaintiffs’ employment law bar, and various employee-rights advocates—on December...more
On July 31, 2019, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed House Bill 834 into law, strengthening and amending the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003 (“IEPA”). Key changes to the IEPA take effect on September 29, 2019 and include...more
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On February 19, 2019, Governor JB Pritzker signed into law the “Lifting Up Illinois Working Families Act,” which raises the state’s minimum wage, in increments, to $15 per hour by 2025....more
On October 31, 2018, the Chicago City Council unanimously approved the formation of the Office for Labor Standards (OLS)....more
For years, Illinois employment lawyers have had the frustrating experience of trying to explain the quirks of Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) practice before the Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) and Illinois Human...more