Effective January 1, 2025, amendments to the Illinois Equal Pay Act will require that Illinois employers with 15 or more employees disclose “pay scale and benefits” in all job postings. The amendments, which were signed by...more
When the Chicago City Council passed the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance (the “Ordinance”) on November 9, 2023, Chicago-based employers had mere weeks to adjust their leave policies to ensure...more
In mid-November, the City of Chicago passed the broadest, most expansive leave law in the country. As previously highlighted by Benesch, the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance (the “Ordinance”) allows...more
Illinois and Chicago employers should prepare for new leave laws going into effect imminently. As previously highlighted, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the Paid Leave for All Workers Act back in March 2023, giving employers...more
Illinois employers should be prepared to take on several new requirements in 2023 and take steps to ensure that their policies and practices are up to date with current Illinois laws. As previously highlighted by Benesch,...more
As vaccines for the Covid-19 virus have become more abundant and available for U.S. citizens, states and cities have started to enact protections for employees in order to facilitate vaccinations. Some of these new laws make...more
States and municipalities continue to take action to fill in the gaps left by federal legislation providing leave, including for reasons related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. New York, New Jersey, and the City of...more
On March 31, 2021, and by March 31 of each subsequent year, California employers that employ 100 or more employees and are required to file an annual Employer Information Report (EEO-1) with the Equal Employment Opportunity...more
10/28/2020
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The State of Illinois and the City of Chicago have enacted several employment laws that will take effect on July 1, 2020. Employers with employees in Illinois or Chicago should take note of the following laws in order to...more
The amendments to the Act prohibit Illinois employers and employment agencies from asking job applicants or their prior employers about an applicant’s salary history. The amendments are effective as of September 29, 2019....more
On July 24, 2019, the Chicago City Council approved the proposed Chicago Fair Workweek Ordinance, which will require employers to provide advance notice of employee work schedules and premium pay for schedule changes. Once...more
8/9/2019
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On the first day of the current legislative session, the Chicago City Council introduced a reincarnated version of the Fair Workweek Ordinance, backed by Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D). The revised bill, first introduced last year,...more
On May 28, 2019, the Nevada state legislature passed an unprecedented piece of legislation, which would require employers to provide employees with paid time off (“PTO”). The legislation, which must still be signed into law...more
On May 30, 2019, the Alabama state legislature passed a bill that would prohibit wage differentials for similar work on the basis or sex or race. The legislation must still be signed into law by Governor Kay Ivey (R). If...more
On May 22, 2019, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed into law the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. The Act, first proposed nearly 40 years ago, will take effect on January 1, 2021....more
On May 9, 2019, Washington became the ninth state to enact a law prohibiting employers from inquiring about applicants’ salary histories. However, the Washington Equal Pay and Opportunities Act (the “Act”) goes beyond the...more
On May 7 and 8, 2019, the Maine State Legislature passed a bill that would require private employers to provide most employees with up to 40 hours of paid leave each year—with no restrictions on permissible uses. The bill, as...more
On April 24, 2019, the Dallas, Texas City Council voted to enact a mandatory paid sick leave ordinance, joining a growing number of cities nationwide requiring employers to provide paid sick leave benefits. The law is...more
On April 25, 2019, the federal court for the District of Columbia imposed a deadline for compliance with its March 2019 ruling that all employers with 100 or more employees must provide pay data to the Equal Employment...more
4/26/2019
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