Last week, the National Labor Relations Board’s General Counsel Jennifer A. Abruzzo (the “GC”) announced her position that “stay-or-pay” provisions in employment agreements are unlawful under the National Labor Relations Act...more
Illinois employers are likely still reeling from the thousands of biometric privacy class action lawsuits that have flooded court dockets over the last 5 years. Another wave is coming—this time, under the Illinois Genetic...more
10/26/2023
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Class Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Genetic Testing ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
OSH Act ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Title VII
Shortly after beginning his second term, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the Paid Leave for All Workers Act (“PLAW”), adding Illinois to a still small but growing list of states which require employers to offer paid leave to...more
As employers make plans to modify pandemic-related work-from-home arrangements and require employees to come into the workplace, many have wrestled with “the vaccination status question.” Should employers ask employees...more
6/15/2021
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
GINA ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Title VII ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
Employers preparing to reopen their places of business have many logistical considerations, including compliance with state and local health orders relating to face coverings, temperature and wellness screenings, and other...more
In light of concerns about the spread of the novel coronavirus in the workplace, employers are confronting important questions pertaining to the screening of employees for COVID-19 symptoms, including as it pertains to taking...more
As companies increasingly look to artificial intelligence (“AI”) solutions to streamline their business practices, a new area has popped up: the use of artificial intelligence in analyzing videos of job interview applicants....more
Illinois employers must begin preparing now for the host of new legal requirements impacting the workplace beginning in 2020. With legal changes on topics ranging from hiring practices and pay equity to drug testing and...more
9/20/2019
/ Amended Legislation ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Human Rights Act ,
Military Service Members ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
Over the past half century, employers have made great strides in protecting employees and applicants from conscious bias on the basis of race, gender, age and other protected characteristics. But what about unconscious – or...more