Illinois New Whistleblower Protections: What Employees Need to Know
The Illinois Whistleblower Act (IWA) has long provided protections for employees who report unlawful conduct. However, a recent amendment significantly strengthens these safeguards, ensuring that workers who report misconduct internally...
Updates to Illinois Employment Laws Coming in 2025
As 2025 approaches, Illinois is enacting significant new legislation that enhances employee rights and workplace protections. These updates affect areas such as pay transparency, discrimination protections, and child labor laws,...
Illinois Court of Appeals Awards $1,500,000 For Emotional Damages From Retaliation
In Svec v. City of Chicago, the Illinois Court of Appeals decided an important case testing the potential boundaries of an emotional damages award in a retaliation case. The court’s analysis...