The Illinois Paid Leave for Workers Act Allows Employees Leave For Any Reason They Choose
Governor J.B. Pritzker recently signed the Paid Leave for Workers Act, which takes effect on January 1, 2024. The Act requires employers to provide eligible employees with paid sick leave...
Amendments to the Illinois’ One Day Rest in Seven Act Provide Further Employee Protections
The Illinois One Day Rest in Seven Act (ODRISA), which requires employers to provide employees with at least one day of rest per week, has recently been amended. The amendments...
U.S. Supreme Court Rules That Title VII Prevents Sexual Orientation Discrimination
On June 15, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court made clear, in a 6-3 ruling, that federal law, through Title VII, protects workers from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender...
Retaliation for Supporting Another’s Claim of Discrimination is Illegal
Unlawful workplace retaliation can take many forms, and an employee may even have a claim for activity outside of work. For example, as explained by the EEOC in his June...
Illinois Law Now Requires Employers to Reimburse Employee Expenses
The Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act (the “IWPCA”) has long provided protections for employees to ensure their employers timely pay them all the compensation they are owed, including, in...
Illinois Now Required Paid Nursing Breaks For At Least One Year
Illinois has previously provided protections for pregnant women in the workplace. For example, the Illinois Human Rights Act has expressly recognized pregnancy as a protected personal characteristic. But now, with...
Senate Bill 20 will bring major changes to the Illinois Human Rights Act
Discrimination in the workplace can take many forms and, in Illinois, a large number of personal characteristics are protected and legally actionable under the Illinois Human Rights Act (the “Act”)....