On August 9, 2024, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed HB3773 into law, amending the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) to address the growing use of artificial intelligence in the workplace....more
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) regularly collects data from employers in the EEO-1 Report. Employers that meet the reporting threshold have a legal obligation to provide the data. The data is used by...more
One of the hottest trends in privacy litigation is the increasing use of Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) to file lawsuits against companies. In our Shook Shorts podcast, Shook Partner Matt Wolfe and Of...more
The Illinois governor has signed an amendment to the state's Wage and Payment Collection Act that increases the penalty for underpaying employee wages from 2% of the amount of the underpayment per month to 5%....more
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has updated its ongoing COVID-19 guidance to address questions related to the administration of COVID-19 vaccinations for employees. Specifically, EEOC updated Section K of...more
Ten women working at the Cook County Jail in Chicago, Illinois, sued the Sheriff’s Office and Cook County for permitting a hostile work environment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The named...more