Leadership and Innovation at the Illinois AG's Office — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Employment Law Now VI-113 - Panel Discussion on Significant Equal Pay Legislation
Recent amendments to the Illinois One Day Rest In Seven Act (ODRISA) prohibit employers from retaliating against employees and create an enforcement mechanism. The amendments went into effect March 21, 2025. ODRISA requires...more
The One Day Rest in Seven Act is an Illinois law providing employees with the right to meal breaks and one full day of rest each work week....more
Real World Impact: A recent increase in complaints under the Illinois One Day Rest in Seven Act (ODRISA) highlights the necessity for Illinois employers to be familiar with the requirements of this law....more
On January 21, 2025, Governor JB Pritzker signed the Dignity in Pay Act (HB793) into law. The Dignity in Pay Act mandates that subminimum wage authorizations otherwise authorized under federal law be phased out and completely...more
New pay transparency requirements took effect January 1, 2025, in Illinois. Under amendments to the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003 (the Act), employers must now include in any job posting for covered roles the...more
Illinois joined a handful of other states in limiting employers’ ability to conduct “captive audience” meetings when Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law SB3649, commonly known as the Worker Freedom of Speech Act. The Act...more
In August 2023, Illinois Governor Pritzker signed sweeping amendments to the Illinois Day and Temporary Labor Services Act (DTLSA) that imposed new obligations on both the day and temporary labor service agencies employing...more
There is a general trend in the country to narrow the scope of who can be an independent contractor and to provide such individuals more “rights” concerning their employment, or engagement. More States are passing laws...more
Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law HB 3129, an amendment to the Illinois Equal Pay Act that changes how employers can advertise for position openings in Illinois, on August 11, 2023. The amendment goes into effect January...more
What You Need To Know: - Effective January 1, 2024, Illinois’ Paid Leave for All Workers Act requires most employers in the State of Illinois to offer 40 hours of paid leave for any reason to employees. Seyfarth’s prior...more
Join Amundsen Davis attorneys Peter E. Hansen and Laurie E. Meyer to discuss recent changes to, and a comparison of, Illinois and Wisconsin employment laws, along with recent developments in Federal employment laws....more
On March 13, 2023, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the Paid Leave for All Workers Act (PLAWA) into law, guaranteeing all workers in the state of Illinois 40 hours of paid time off each year for any reason. The law goes...more