Please join BakerHostetler for a legal seminar about the unique challenges facing companies and in-house counsel when allegations of sexual harassment arise against key employees. With the rise of the #MeToo movement, it is...more
A recent surge of class action lawsuits is challenging employers’ use of fingerprint timekeeping systems. In the past two months, at least 32 class action lawsuits have been filed in Illinois alleging noncompliance with the...more
A recent court decision allows employees who request a lateral transfer to later change their minds and sue for discrimination based on the very transfer they sought. So an employer’s claim that it merely gave the employee...more
Criminal background questions on employment applications will no longer be permitted in Illinois, effective January 1, 2015. On July 19, Governor Quinn signed the Job Opportunities for Qualified Applicants Act, making...more
In the past few weeks there have several noteworthy decisions regarding employers’ use of criminal background information to make hiring decisions. In one case, EEOC v. Peoplemark (6th Cir., Oct. 7, 2013), the Sixth Circuit...more