Compliance Perspectives: Rolling Out New Compliance Initiatives
As previously reported by the Fast Laner, employers with one or more employees in the City of Chicago that are subject to Chicago licensing requirements or that maintain a business facility within City limits, must meet the...more
As we reported last May, the City of Chicago amended its Human Rights Ordinance, on July 1, 2022, to require all employers with employees in Chicago to provide annual training as follows: ..One hour of sexual harassment...more
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has enormous potential to make many operational tasks easier, including hiring and retention functions. Nonetheless, the technology – unchecked – could produce discriminatory outcomes....more
Effective July 1, 2022, the City of Chicago amended the Chicago Human Rights Ordinance by adding significant sexual harassment prevention requirements for employers, including new employer policy, notice, and training...more
Employers have until November 1, 2022, to plan for and comply with New York City’s recently amended Pay Transparency Law that requires employers to include salary ranges in all listings for job openings in New York City. ...more
On May 12, 2022, Mayor Eric Adams signed a bill amending New York City’s salary disclosure law (the “Pay Transparency Law”) and moving the effective date, from May 15, 2022 to November 1, 2022. As summarized in last...more
Employers can breathe a sigh of relief...for now. On May 12, 2022, New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed Introduction Number (Int. No.) 134-A into law, just days before the current salary disclosure law was set to take...more
On Wednesday, January 5, 2022, Mayor Jacob Frey of Minneapolis and Mayor Melvin Carter of St. Paul, Minnesota, issued indoor mask mandates for their cities due to the rapid spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, which...more