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,...
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 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”)....