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On May 27, the City of Los Angeles passed amendments to the Living Wage Ordinance (LWO) and the Hotel Worker Minimum Wage Ordinance (HWMO). The development of these amendments began in December 2024, and since then have been...more
Employer obligations continue to be added in CA! San Diego County enacted the Fair Chance Ordinance for the unincorporated areas of San Diego County,aimed at increasing employment opportunities for individuals with criminal...more
On November 4, 2024, New York City enacted the "Safe Hotels Act" (Int. 0991-2024). This law mandates that all new and existing hotels in New York City obtain a license to operate their businesses....more
On November 4, 2024, New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed legislation to ensure hotel safety that will mandate a comprehensive licensing system for hotels to operate in New York City, implement several consumer safety...more
As previously reported by the Fast Laner, employers with one or more employees in the City of Chicago that are subject to Chicago licensing requirements or that maintain a business facility within City limits, must meet the...more
As we reported last May, the City of Chicago amended its Human Rights Ordinance, on July 1, 2022, to require all employers with employees in Chicago to provide annual training as follows: ..One hour of sexual harassment...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Employers must ensure their employees complete required sexual harassment training by June 30, 2023 pursuant to the City of Chicago Human Rights Ordinance which was amended last year and imposed new...more
Last June, we provided information about the new Chicago sexual harassment training requirements pursuant to the amended Chicago Human Rights Ordinance (Chicago Municipal Code 6-10). At the time, the City indicated that the...more
In the coming months, employers in Illinois and Chicago will be subject to specific requirements, all of which are the results of new laws passed at either the state- or city-level....more
Employers have only a few months left to train all employees working in Chicago on sexual harassment prevention and bystander intervention. While this requirement is to be completed annually, the first round of training must...more
It is looking increasingly likely that fast food employers in New York City will have to deal with troubling new workplace regulations in the near future, including the prospect of increased penalties for violations,...more
Chicago continues to be at the forefront of combatting sexual harassment in the workplace by further expanding the existing training requirements. Chicago employers have previously been required to provide annual sexual...more
The City of Chicago amended its human rights ordinance to require that employers provide better tools to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. The changes took effect on July 1, 2022. The updated ordinance requires that...more
Chicago’s new sexual harassment prevention ordinance went into effect this month, imposing significant new obligations on Chicago employers. The ordinance requires employers to have a written policy prohibiting sexual...more
The new Chicago Ordinance on sexual harassment, effective July 1, 2022, requires that an employer maintaining a business facility within the geographic boundaries of Chicago must have a written policy—including a...more
To further prevent violence and sexual harassment within Chicago workplaces, the City of Chicago Commission on Human Relations (“Commission”) has adopted new amendments to the Human Rights Ordinance (“Ordinance”), requiring...more
Amendments to Chicago’s Human Rights Ordinance go into effect on July 1, 2022. The amendments require both substantive changes to sexual harassment policies and new training requirements for employers in Chicago....more
Employers should review their harassment prevention and training policies in light of recent amendments to the Chicago Human Rights Ordinance that create new obligations for employers in the city starting on July 1. What do...more
The Chicago City Council recently amended the Chicago Municipal Code with respect to sexual harassment in the workplace. Failure to comply with these amendments, which take effect on July 1, 2022, could result in daily...more
On July 1, 2022, new obligations will be placed on Chicago employers under the City’s heightened sexual harassment protections for employees. The amendments to the Chicago Human Rights Ordinance (Ord. 2022-665) was only...more
Amendments to Chicago’s Human Rights Ordinance (“Ordinance”) that implement new policy and training requirements will take effect on July 1, 2022. The Ordinance imposes various requirements on Chicago employers regarding...more
On April 27, 2022, the Chicago City Council approved several substantive amendments to the sexual harassment provisions of the Chicago Human Rights Ordinance. The amendments impose new and expanded harassment training...more
On July 1, 2022, amendments to Chicago’s Human Rights Ordinance will go into effect. In April 2022, Chicago Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and the Commission on Human Relations amended the Chicago Human Rights Ordinance, adding...more
The Chicago City Council has passed an ordinance adding significant sexual harassment prevention requirements for employers, including new employer policy, notice, and training obligations; expanded recordkeeping...more
This edition of Employment Flash summarizes key employment law issues, including the Department of Labor's proposal for determining independent contractor status, revised DOL regulations that clarify who qualifies for...more