Proskauer is proud to share a significant victory in our long-standing advocacy for the rights of blind and visually impaired pedestrians in Chicago. On May 29, 2025, the Honorable Judge LaShonda A. Hunt of the U.S. District...more
On June 1, 2022, the Seventh Circuit reversed the entry of summary judgment on a Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) claim, holding that an actual denial of an employee’s FMLA leave request is not necessary to constitute an...more
6/15/2022
/ ADEA ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour
On April 19, 2022, a California Appeals Court reversed and remanded a trial court’s grant of summary judgment in an employer’s favor, concluding there was a triable issue of material fact regarding whether a defendant had...more
On April 14, 2022, the Seventh Circuit affirmed the entry of summary judgment on claims under the Illinois Whistleblower Act and Illinois Jury Act, concluding that the plaintiff was not terminated for engaging in protected...more
4/19/2022
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Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Illinois ,
Retaliation ,
State Labor Laws ,
Statutory Violations ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
On February 3, 2022, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that the exclusivity provisions of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act (“IWCA”) do not bar a claim for statutory damages under the Illinois Biometric Information...more
2/4/2022
/ Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Class Action ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Preemption ,
Statutory Damages ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Workers Compensation Act ,
Workplace Injury
On January 6, 2022, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois erred in denying class certification to putative subclasses of unsuccessful Black job applicants...more
1/19/2022
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Department of Corrections ,
Disparate Impact ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
FRCP 23(f) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Race Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Workplace Exam Standards
On September 17, 2021, an Illinois Appellate Court addressed the appropriate statute of limitations period for claims brought pursuant to the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA” or the “Act”), 740 ILCS §...more