UPDATE ON ILLINOIS PAID LEAVE POLICY
Illinois is set to become just the third state mandating companies provide paid leave for any reason. The Paid Leave for All Workers Act (the “Act”) (SB) 208 passed both houses of the legislature on January 10, 2023, and on March 13, 2023, Governor JB Pritzker signed...
UPDATE ON ILLINOIS NONCOMPETE AND NONSOLICITATION LAWS
Illinois companies may need to re-work existing noncompete and nonsolication agreements they are giving to new hires and cannot require certain existing employees to execute these agreements. The Illinois General Assembly recently approved House of Representatives...
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS UPON REOPENING BUSINESS
The Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) requires employers that obtain medical information through inquiry or examination to maintain this medical information in confidential medical files, separate from employee personnel files. Providing that employers continue...
EMPLOYER DOS AND DON’TS – GETTING EMPLOYEES BACK TO WORK DURING THE PANDEMIC
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ISSUES GUIDANCE INTERPRETING FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT
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CARES ACT – SUMMARY OF SMALL BUSINESS RELIEF
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FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT SUMMARY
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SUMMARY OF THE ILLINOIS SHELTER IN PLACE EXECUTIVE ORDER
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2020 USHERS IN SEVERAL NEW EMPLOYMENT LAWS
As the new year begins, employers need to be aware of several new employment laws passed into law by Illinois in 2019 that take effect January 1, 2020 and July 1, 2020. Illinois employers of any size should take note of the new laws and take this time as the calendar...
THE LATEST NOISE ON NUISANCE CLAIM LITIGATION
By: Matthew J. Hammer Advances in technology, operating practices, and capital improvements have turned today’s railroad into a safer, more efficient, and modern operation. But despite these recent advances, or perhaps because of them, plaintiffs’ attorneys continue...
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