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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 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

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

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