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Recent Decision on Nondiscretionary Performance Bonuses in Pay Calculations Has Wide-Ranging Implications for Illinois Employers

In Illinois, nondiscretionary “performance bonuses,” such as bonuses paid in recognition of employees satisfying certain performance and safety metrics and seniority goals, must be factored into employees’ regular rate of pay...more

4/18/2025 / Bonuses , Employee Rights , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Litigation , Illinois , Minimum Wage , Over-Time , Penalties , State Labor Laws , Wage and Hour

Illinois Amends ‘One Day Rest In Seven Act’ to Prohibit Employer Retaliation

Recent amendments to the Illinois One Day Rest In Seven Act (ODRISA) prohibit employers from retaliating against employees and create an enforcement mechanism. The amendments went into effect March 21, 2025. ODRISA requires...more

4/17/2025 / Department of Labor (DOL) , Employee Rights , Employer Responsibilities , Enforcement Actions , Illinois , New Legislation , Penalties , Retaliation , State Labor Laws , Wage and Hour

New Illinois COVID-19 Executive Orders Extend Stay-At-Home, Impose Added Requirements On Employers

Amid multiple lawsuits challenging his authority to issue previous stay-at-home orders, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has enacted Executive Orders 2020-32 and 2020-33, which extend Illinois’ stay-at-home mandate, reissue...more

5/5/2020 / Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Executive Orders , Governor Pritzker , Infectious Diseases , Personal Protective Equipment , Public Health , Workplace Safety

Illinois Governor Extends COVID-19 Stay-At-Home Executive Orders Through April 30, 2020

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has issued Executive Order 2020-18, which continues and extends his prior COVID-19 Executive Orders (including the Stay-at-Home Executive Order) through April 30, 2020. The Governor’s April...more

4/3/2020 / Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Infectious Diseases , Shelter-In-Place , State and Local Government

Illinois Gov. Pritzker Orders Stay-At-Home, Cessation Of Non-Essential Businesses And Operations

On Friday, March 20, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic—and less than two weeks after declaring all counties in the State of Illinois as disaster areas—Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker issued Executive Order 2020-10,...more

3/24/2020 / Business Closures , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Critical Infrastructure Sectors , Operators of Essential Services , Shelter-In-Place

Illinois Legislature Clarifies Cannabis Act To Protect Employers Engaged In Workplace Marijuana Testing

Marijuana will become legal recreationally in the State of Illinois on January 1, 2020. The Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, enacted last June, raised questions on the scope of marijuana drug testing that may be conducted by...more

12/13/2019 / Corporate Counsel , Drug Testing , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Policies , Hiring & Firing , Marijuana , Medical Marijuana , State and Local Government , State Labor Laws

Illinois Legalizes Recreational Marijuana, Posing Challenges For Employers

The Illinois General Assembly passed the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (“the Act”) (HB 1438) on May 31, 2019, legalizing marijuana for recreational purposes. Governor J.B. Pritzker has stated he will sign the bill and it...more

6/13/2019 / Decriminalization of Marijuana , Drug Testing , Employment Policies , Hiring & Firing , Marijuana , Recreational Use

Illinois Legalizes Recreational Marijuana

The Illinois General Assembly passed the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (“the Act”) (HB 1438) on May 31, 2019. Governor J.B. Pritzker has stated he will sign the bill. The Act legalizes marijuana for recreational purposes....more

6/12/2019 / Decriminalization of Marijuana , Drug Testing , Employment Policies , Hiring & Firing , Marijuana , Recreational Use , State and Local Government

Illinois Hospitals To Face Requirements Designed To Reduce Violence Against Nurses

The Illinois Health Care Violence Prevention Act mandates hospitals and other healthcare providers to comply with requirements aimed at protecting their workers from violence. Beginning January 1, 2019, healthcare providers...more

12/31/2018 / Health Care Providers , Hospitals , Nurses , Policies and Procedures , Workplace Violence

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