On July 2, Judge Sunil Harjani of the Northern District of Illinois issued an opinion in Sanders v. E.A. Sween Company holding that an employee who was not a member of a union, but was a member of a collective bargaining unit...more
On Jan. 10, 2023, the Illinois legislature passed the Paid Leave for All Workers Act (the “Act”), S.B. 208. Governor J.B. Pritzker is expected to sign the Act into law soon. The Act will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2024. Once...more
As COVID-19 vaccines begin to be rolled out in the US, surveys show that some employees are skeptical, if not downright opposed, to taking any of the COVID-19 vaccines. In December, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...more
The beginning of 2021 saw the advent of new employment laws for employers with operations and employees located in the State of Illinois and the City of Chicago. Here are some of the new state and local laws that employers in...more
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