On August 9, 2024, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law H.B. 3773 (the "Act"), making Illinois the second state to pass broad legislation on the use of artificial intelligence ("AI") in employment decisions....more
10/30/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
Bias ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Illinois ,
Job Applicants ,
Labor Reform ,
Machine Learning ,
New Legislation ,
State Labor Laws
Two recent developments involving the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division ("DOJ") highlight potential risks and opportunities for companies facing immigration-related employment matters....more
11/20/2023
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Appointments Clause ,
Class Action ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Employment Policies ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration Status Discrimination ,
OCAHO ,
PERM ,
Visas
The Situation: With COVID-19 vaccination campaigns underway throughout Europe, employers are eager for a return to pre-pandemic activities. However, given the pace of the vaccine roll-out and ongoing workplace restrictions...more
The Situation: With COVID-19 vaccination campaigns underway throughout Europe, employers are now evaluating how the availability of vaccines may impact their own workforce, including whether they can make vaccination...more
The Situation: An amendment to the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act ("IWPCA") was signed into law by Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner and took effect on January 1, 2019.
The Results: The amendment to the IWPCA...more