On May 17, 2023, the Illinois legislature passed House Bill 3129 (the “Bill”), which amends the Illinois Equal Pay Act (820 ILCS 112, et. seq.) to require Illinois employers to include pay scale and benefits information in...more
On May 13, 2022, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law Senate Bill 3146 (the “Amendment”), amending the One Day Rest In Seven Act (“ODRISA”). The Amendment will go into effect on January 1, 2023.
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On August 13, 2021, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law an amendment to the Illinois Freedom to Work Act (820 ILCS § 90), which imposes restrictions on the use of non-competition and non-solicitation (employee and...more
8/19/2021
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Employment Contract ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
Low-Wage Workers ,
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Non-Compete Agreements ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
State Labor Laws
On March 23, 2021, Illinois Governor Pritzker signed into law SB1480. As discussed below, the law makes significant changes to the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA), the Illinois Equal Pay Act (IEPA) and the Illinois Business...more
3/24/2021
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EEO-1 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
Governor Pritzker ,
Hiring & Firing ,
New Legislation ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies
On April 28, 2020, the Illinois Department of Human Rights (the “IDHR”) published its model sexual harassment prevention training program...more
On August 9, 2019, Governor Pritzker signed into law Public Act 101-0221 (the “Act”), which enhances protections against workplace sexual harassment and discrimination. The Act creates new laws and amends several existing...more
8/26/2019
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Arbitration Agreements ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Governor Pritzker ,
New Legislation ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Labor Laws ,
Title VII ,
Transparency
On July 31, 2019, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law House Bill 834 (the “Bill”), which amends the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003 (“IEPA”) to prohibit employers from inquiring into a job applicant’s salary...more
Illinois will soon become the eleventh state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. On June 25, 2019, Governor Pritzker signed into effect House Bill 1438—the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (“CRTA”). The CRTA,...more
6/27/2019
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Discipline ,
Drug Testing ,
Employment Policies ,
Exemptions ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Governor Pritzker ,
Hiring & Firing ,
New Legislation ,
Off-Duty Employees ,
Recreational Use ,
Right to Privacy ,
State Legislatures ,
Workplace Safety ,
Zero Tolerance Policies