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Illinois Employment Law Updates: AI Restrictions, New Protected Classes, and More

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The Illinois General Assembly and Governor JB Pritzker have been busy in 2024, enacting significant changes to existing statutes like the Illinois Human Rights Act (the “IHRA”), the Personnel Records Review Act (the “PRRA”),...more

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Illinois Employment Law Update

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Illinois recently passed a number of laws that will significantly impact Illinois employers and require employer policies and employee handbooks to be updated and revised. Effective August 2, 2024- On August 2, 2024,...more

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ILLINOIS EMPLOYER ALERT: Illinois Notably Amends the Human Rights Act and Personnel Records Review Act in Employees’ Favor

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Illinois continues to change the landscape for employers, allowing employees more leeway when it comes to the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) and Illinois Personnel Records Review Act (IPRRA). Recent Amendments to the...more

Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers

Responding to Employee Requests for Personnel Records

Question: What are the guidelines for when employees, current or former, request a copy of their personnel file, and what files are required to be provided upon request?...more

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Latest Updates to Illinois Personnel Records Review Act

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The Illinois state legislature has once again amended the Personnel Records Review Act (the “Act”), imposing new obligations on employers navigating personnel record requests.  Effective January 1, 2025, HB 3763 requires...more

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California Employment News: Understanding the Basics of Employee Personnel Files (Featured Podcast)

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Employee personnel files are an important aspect of any employer’s records. Meagan Bainbridge and Nikki Mahmoudi review the basics of employee personnel files, including what should and should not be included and handling...more

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California Employment News: Understanding the Basics of Employee Personnel Files (Featured)

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Employee personnel files are an important aspect of any employer’s records. Meagan Bainbridge and Nikki Mahmoudi review the basics of employee personnel files, including what should and should not be included and handling...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Best Practices on Maintaining Personnel Files

Personnel files, employee files, employee records… no matter what you call them, you probably know they are important. But why, exactly? Below is a refresher on the importance of personnel files and best practices for...more

Laughlin, Falbo, Levy & Moresi LLP

Subpoena Compliance 101: LFLM’s Subpoena Response Protocols and Guidance

There continues to be a steady increase in subpoenas seeking claims files and human resources or personnel files from applicant’s counsel. Receiving and responding to subpoenas can be burdensome and costly, especially for...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The Spotlight Is On Employee Records Requests!

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Employees have a right to request their employment records, but which records can they request? And how quickly do employers have to produce them? And who should they be produced to? And is there a way for...more

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SC Court of Appeals Upholds Preliminary Injunction Prohibiting Former Employee from Using Personnel Information

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It is rare to see an employment-law related case decided by South Carolina appellate courts; it is even more rare for the appellate courts to issue an opinion addressing a trial court’s issuance of a preliminary injunction in...more

Gould + Ratner LLP

Illinois Employers Will Face Expansive New Obligations in 2024

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On August 30, 2023, the DOL announced a notice of proposed rulemaking that would increase the salary basis threshold under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for “white collar” exemptions (executive, administrative and...more

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2023 Year End Reminders and 2024 Employment Law Changes

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As 2024 approaches, employers should be mindful of the following 2023 employment requirements, as well as laws which are effective January 1, 2024....more

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Illinois Employers: Summer Roundup of Even More Employment Laws

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This summer seemed to fly by as quickly as the Illinois Legislature and Governor J.B. Pritzker enacted a dizzying slew of more new employment laws between the months of June and August. These changes are sweeping and require...more

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Updated Employee Notice and Distribution Requirements for Illinois Employers and Staffing Agencies

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Illinois employers need to be aware of additional notice and distribution requirements under the recently-signed House Bill 3733 (the “Bill”), which will become effective January 1, 2024 – particularly staffing agencies and...more

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Podcast: California Employment News - Understanding the Basics of Employee Personnel Files

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Employee personnel files are an important aspect of any employer’s records. Meagan Bainbridge and Nikki Mahmoudi review the basics of employee personnel files, including what should and should not be included and handling...more

Weintraub Tobin

California Employment News: Understanding the Basics of Employee Personnel Files

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Employee personnel files are an important aspect of any employer’s records. Meagan Bainbridge and Nikki Mahmoudi review the basics of employee personnel files, including what should and should not be included and handling...more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

When Firing An Employee Isn’t The Final Action of An Agency

The public will need to wait longer to obtain information about fired police officers and potentially other public employee terminations due to a recent Commonwealth Court ruling. As an exception to an exemption, the...more

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Final Regulations Governing Illinois Equal Pay Act’s Certification Requirements are Published

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The long-awaited regulations from the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) governing the amendments to the Illinois Equal Pay Act (IEPA) were published, further clarifying the practical implications of obtaining an equal pay...more

Pullman & Comley - School Law

A Look In Through the Out Door: The FOIA and Employee Exit Interviews

It is a common practice for employers to conduct exit interviews with departing employees.  Without even discussing employment law issues (not to mention issues over the appropriate roles and responsibilities for school...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

California Legislature Fails to Extend CCPA Employee and B2B Data Exemptions

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Keypoint: Businesses subject to the CCPA will need to revise their compliance programs before the exemptions expire on January 1, 2023. As previously reported, the California legislature had been considering multiple bills...more

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The End of the HR Data Exemption under California law?

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Unless the California legislature acts soon, the scope of information subject to the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) will include all employee or human resource-related personal information on January 1, 2023. To date,...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Will Employers Have More Obligations Beyond the CCPA if these California Privacy Bills Pass?

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California employers have navigated the ever-changing privacy landscape when it comes to employee and personnel personal information (“human resources data”). For years, California employers’ obligations were narrow in scope...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

If You Don’t Want It Released to an Employee, Don’t Put It in Your Employee Files

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The old saying went that “if you don’t want it on the front page of the newspaper, don’t put it in an email.” Well, if you don’t want to produce it as part of an employee’s Data Subject Access Request (DSAR), it shouldn’t be...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

Workflow of the week: How to Manage Freelance Employees with Workflow Automation

Tips for automating and streamlining the management of your freelance workers, contractors, and temporary employees - With a rapidly-growing freelance workforce, the current state of the job market, and generous...more

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