Each year, LP’s Employment & Executive Compensation Practice Group is pleased to provide a short checklist of steps that all companies should consider taking to measure their readiness for the coming year. We hope you find...more
1/24/2025
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
Compliance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
E-Verify ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Training ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Foreign Workers ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Paid Leave ,
Pay Transparency ,
Remote Working ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
A federal judge in Texas has struck down the Biden administration’s overtime rule that would have extended overtime protections to an estimated four million additional workers. ...more
11/21/2024
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Final Rules ,
Highly Compensated Employees ,
Labor Reform ,
Minimum Salary ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
Over-Time ,
Salaried Employees ,
Statutory Authority ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Vacated ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
Effective July 1, 2024, employers will need to comply with new paid leave requirements that apply to all Chicago employees (including those who work from home from Chicago). The Chicago City Council passed the Paid Leave and...more
4/11/2024
/ Accrual Requirements ,
City of Chicago ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Covered Employees ,
Local Ordinance ,
Notice Requirements ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Posting Requirements ,
Sick Leave ,
Wage and Hour
Chicago recently passed one of the most expansive paid time off laws in the country, with significant changes and severe penalties for violations. Passed by the Chicago City Council on November 9, 2023, the Paid Leave and...more
Nearly six years after previous attempts to issue guidance stalled, on September 29, 2023, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced long-awaited draft guidance on workplace harassment. The EEOC is acting under...more
On January 10, the Paid Leave for All Workers Act passed both houses of the Illinois legislature. Governor J.B. Pritzker says he will sign the bill and lauded the legislation. The new law would require nearly all Illinois...more
Each year, LP’s Employment & Executive Compensation Practice Group is pleased to provide a short checklist of steps that all companies should consider taking to measure their readiness for the coming year. We hope that you...more
1/27/2023
/ Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Bereavement Leave ,
Classification ,
Day of Rest Laws ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Equal Pay ,
Independent Contractors ,
Minimum Wage ,
Pay Transparency ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Retirement Plan ,
Sick Leave ,
Wage and Hour
On October 11, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that it will publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on October 13 to determine whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor under the Fair Labor...more