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Illinois Ban on Employers’ Inquiry or Consideration of Salary History Takes Effect

Recent amendments to the Illinois Equal Pay Act became effective Sept. 29, 2019. Illinois employers are now prohibited from seeking or inquiring about a job applicant’s wage or salary history with any current or former...more

$2M Jury Award to Employee Vacationing While on Medical Leave Highlights Pitfalls for Employers

It is no secret that employees sometimes abuse benefits under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Nor is it a secret that pitfalls abound for employers trying to limit such abuse while accommodating legitimate needs for...more

7th Circuit Rejects Applicant’s Age Bias Theory

Employers can breathe a collective sigh of relief in light of the recent en banc holding of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Kleber v. CareFusion Corporation. In Kleber, the full 7th Circuit vacated a 2018 panel...more

7th Circuit Holds That Experience Limits May Violate ADEA

On April 26, 2018, in Kleber v. CareFusion Corporation, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that job applicants can pursue age discrimination claims under a disparate impact theory and that a practice of excluding job...more

2nd Circuit Agrees With 7th: Sexual Orientation Discrimination Is Sex Discrimination

The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in deciding Hively v. Ivy Tech Community College on April 4, 2017, became the first federal appellate court to conclude that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits workplace...more

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