On October 11, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a new proposed rule that is more aligned with judicial precedent than a previous proposal regarding whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor...more
On August 24, 2020, the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor (DOL) published guidance addressing employer obligations to track employee hours while teleworking. The DOL emphasized that though the guidance is...more
A business is a joint employer of another employer’s employees only if the two employers share or codetermine the employees’ essential terms and conditions of employment, according to a recently unveiled and long-awaited...more
On January 13, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released its highly anticipated Final Rule regarding joint employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The Final Rule was published in the Federal...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 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 June 7, 2017, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced the withdrawal of two Obama-era Administrator’s Interpretations regarding employee/independent contractor classification and joint employment. In 2015, the DOL...more
Effective July 1, 2017, Chicago and Cook County employers are required to provide workers with paid sick time to care for themselves or family members. This follows the January 1, 2017 enactment of the Employee Sick Leave Act...more
Reviving past failed attempts to change federal overtime law, the House passed a bill on May 4, 2017, that would permit private sector employers to offer days off in lieu of earned overtime.
The Working Families...more
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) new minimum salary rule for the “white collar” exemption may not take effect on December 1, 2016, as scheduled. On November 22, U.S. District Court Judge Amos Mazzant of the Eastern...more
On August 19, 2016, Governor Rauner signed HB 6162, the Employee Sick Leave Act (the Act), permitting an employee to use “personal sick leave benefits” for family care purposes. The Act, which takes effect on January 1, 2017,...more