As of this writing, employees from across the country have filed more than 430 COVID-19-related lawsuits against their employers and former employers. Not all of these claims have focused on the Family First Coronavirus...more
8/6/2020
/ Age Discrimination ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Former Employee ,
Furloughs ,
Health and Safety ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Involuntary Reduction in Force ,
Layoffs ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
Race Discrimination ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Retaliation ,
Workplace Safety
After state lawmakers passed sweeping expansions to the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) in August 2019, employers have been left in the dark as to how the state would interpret and enforce the new requirement forcing...more
7/31/2020
/ Adverse Judgments ,
Amended Legislation ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Human Rights Act ,
New Guidance ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Labor Laws
The City of Chicago has gone a step further than most other jurisdictions to protect employees who have encountered some of the devastating aspects of COVID-19. Adopting portions of the Chicago Minimum Wage and Paid Sick...more
With well over 175 COVID-19-related employment lawsuits already having been filed nationwide, employers need to keep abreast of ongoing issues that impact the physical and remote workplace. One area where employers need to be...more