On October 29, 2024, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance (OFCCP) alerted its federal contractor base of two new requests under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) from the Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) for...more
The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) recently published its final rules regarding Illinois Equal Pay Registration Certificates (EPRC). The final rules largely adopt the proposed rules issued last June, which was discussed...more
2/15/2023
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In June 2021, the Illinois Equal Pay Act (IEPA) was amended to add a requirement for certain Illinois businesses to obtain an equal pay registration certificate (EPRC). The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) issued its long...more
8/2/2022
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Wage and Hour
Today, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) that requires employers with 100 or more employees to ensure that their employees who report to a workplace are...more
Workplace Transparency Act -
On August 9, 2019, Governor Pritzker approved the Workplace Transparency Act (WTA), a sweeping piece of legislation that imposes a variety of restrictions and requirements on employers relating...more
On July 24, 2019, the Chicago City Council unanimously approved an ordinance, which would require Chicago employers in certain industries to provide their employees with at least two weeks’ notice of their work schedules....more
Illinois legislature recently approved the Workplace Transparency Act (WTA) – a sweeping piece of legislation that imposes a variety of restrictions and requirements on employers relating to workplace discrimination and...more
Illinois employers should prepare to increase their minimum wages where necessary, and adjust applicable overtime rates, now that Illinois has become one of five states (joining California, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New...more
On Tuesday, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn announced he signed the Law to Stop Discrimination Against Pregnant Women in the Workplace and thereby expanded workplace protections to job applicants and employees experiencing...more