On January 10, 2023, the Illinois Legislature passed the “Paid Leave for All Workers Act,” (PLAW Act) effectively guaranteeing that as of January 1, 2024, with a few exceptions, “an employee who works in Illinois” will be...more
It’s no secret that Illinois courts have historically been less than friendly to restrictive covenants, and non-compete agreements in particular. On August 13, 2021, Governor JB Pritzker signed into law Public Act 102-0358,...more
8/26/2021
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Hiring & Firing ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
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Non-Compete Agreements ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
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Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the Lifting Up Illinois Working Families Act into law on February 19, 2019. The Act gradually increases the minimum wage to $15 per hour over the next six years. Illinois is now the...more
Breaks for Expressing Breastmilk Must Be Paid -
Effective August 21, 2018, Illinois amended its Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act (820 ILCS 260/10). The prior law, which went into effect in 2001, required employers who...more
10/8/2018
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Employee Handbooks ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
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Pregnancy ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Reimbursements ,
Required Documentation ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws