On March 4, 2022, Governor Pritzker issued Executive Order 2022-07 which has implications for Illinois schools as they continue to grapple with this phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Most notably, the latest Executive Order...more
In the wake of last week’s Appellate Court ruling, Governor Pritzker and the other state defendants have taken their appeal of the February 4, 2022 TRO regarding school COVID-19 mitigation measures to the Illinois Supreme...more
It depends where you stand. Here are some of the latest updates – California: Yesterday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill that restores the expired supplemental paid leave requirements that he signed into law back...more
In the midst of declining infection rates and increasing debate over mask and vaccine mandates, on February 7, 2022, Sangamon County Circuit Court Judge Raylene DeWitte Grischow temporarily enjoined COVID-19 mitigation...more
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
This week, Governor Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1169 into law, clarifying the legislative intent of the Health Care Right of Conscience Act (HRCRA) to allow employers the right to “take any measure or impose any...more
On October 27, 2021 the Illinois legislature passed an amendment to the Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act (the Act). Gov. J.B. Pritzker is expected to sign the amendment, which would allow employers to more easily...more
The Illinois legislature has approved an amendment to the Health Care Right of Conscience Act (“HCRC”) which would limit employees’ ability to use the law to avoid workplace vaccination mandates. HCRC, which was enacted in...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On October 28, 2021, an amendment to the Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act passed the Illinois General Assembly and made its way to Governor Pritzker’s desk. The amendment creates a COVID-19...more
On August 23rd Governor Pritzker issued Executive Order 2021-20 requiring health care workers, school personnel, higher education personnel and students, and state-employees and contractors who work at state-owned or...more
On September 3, 2021, Governor Pritzker revised his Order related to mandatory COVID-19 vaccination of health care workers (see Illinois Governor’s Order Mandates COVID-19 Vaccine for Health Care Workers, published August 30,...more
Effective Monday, August 30, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker issued Executive Order 2021-20, which requires all individuals in Illinois age two or older who are able to medically tolerate a face covering to wear a mask in...more
On August 26, 2021, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker issued Executive Order 2021-20 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 87) (the Order). The Order mandates that all individuals in Illinois who are at least two years old and who are...more
On August 26, 2021, Governor Pritzker signed Executive Order No. 87 (Order) that, among other provisions, mandates that Illinois health care workers be vaccinated against COVID-19. To what health care workers does this...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Labelling the Delta-variant surge as the “Pandemic of the Unvaccinated,” on August 26, 2021, Illinois Governor J.B. Prtizker announced that Illinois residents must wear masks indoors, and that school and...more
As we enter our seventeenth month of the COVID-19 pandemic, fears that the pandemic is once again getting out of control continue to rise. With COVID-19 cases increasing across the country, due in part to the contagiousness...more
The CDC has lifted mask requirements for vaccinated individuals, what does that mean for employers? Earlier this month, the CDC issued new guidance that Fully Vaccinated individuals can resume activities without wearing...more
It’s a time of transition, both in Washington DC and in Springfield. Nationally, the Biden Administration is filling out its Cabinet and other appointments. In Springfield, newly-minted Speaker Welch is working through new...more
As Congress negotiates a COVID-19 relief package for the United States, the state of Illinois and cities across the state are hoping for additional pandemic relief. The next 48 hours will be key. In Illinois, all eyes are on...more