Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker released an official statement this week vetoing HB 2778 and announcing in its place a joint initiative reflecting a compromise with the Illinois Federation of Teachers, the Illinois Education...more
1/26/2022
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Governor Pritzker ,
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Paid Leave ,
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School Districts ,
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Universities ,
Vaccinations ,
Wage and Hour
On October 28, the Illinois General Assembly passed legislation that, if signed by Governor Pritzker, will provide mandatory paid administrative leave for school and Illinois public college and university employees for...more
11/3/2021
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Educational Institutions ,
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Infectious Diseases ,
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Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
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Sick Leave ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
As we previously reported, certain non-instructional, non-administrative school term employees are now be eligible for unemployment compensation this summer. ...more
On March 4, 2019, a federal court reinstated an Obama-administration rule requiring that private employers with 100 or more employees submit information on their workers’ wages and hours, broken down by race, sex, and...more
3/8/2019
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EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
OMB ,
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Pay Gap ,
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Rulemaking Process ,
Wage and Hour
On January 25, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued its decision in SuperShuttle DFW, Inc. and Amalgamated Transit Union, overturning the Obama-era decision in FedEx Home Delivery, which downplayed the...more
As we previously reported, the City of Chicago is gradually moving to a minimum wage of $13 an hour by July 2019. On Wednesday, Cook County joined the City of Chicago in gradually increasing the minimum wage by approving a...more
On September 30, 2015, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed, in part, a district court’s ruling that some of the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) compensation rules were unlawful restraints on trade in...more
10/13/2015
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College Athletes ,
Colleges ,
Deferred Compensation ,
Educational Institutions ,
Name and Likeness ,
NCAA ,
O'Bannon v NCAA ,
Paying For College ,
Rule-of-Reason Analysis ,
Sherman Act ,
Student Athletes ,
Wage and Hour