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Articles Discussing General Topics In Illinois Labor & Employment Law.

Paid Leave for All Workers Act Law Bulletin

March 15, 2023 | Franczek P.C. Filed Under: General (IL)

Governor Pritzker has signed into law the recently passed “Paid Leave for All Workers Act” (“PLAWA”), guaranteeing paid time off for virtually all working Illinoisans. Set to go into effect on January 1, 2024, the PLAWA will provide a minimum […]

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Trade Associations Urge Illinois High Court to Reconsider BIPA Decision in Cothron

March 13, 2023 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: General (IL)

Jackson Lewis

The Illinois Supreme Court’s decision that a separate claim under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) accrues each time an entity scans or transmits an individual’s biometric identifier or biometric information will lead to absurd and unjust results not intended by the Illinois General Assembly, Jackson Lewis argued in a friend-of-the-court brief filed on behalf of a coalition of trade associations representing the interests of thousands of Illinois businesses employing approximately 2.9 million individuals in Illinois.

Illinois Supreme Court Rules Privacy Act Claims Accrue with Each Biometric Scan

February 22, 2023 | Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: General (IL)

On February 17, 2023, the Supreme Court of Illinois held claims under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (Privacy Act or BIPA) accrue on each and every scan or collection and further allowed so-called per scan damages. The ruling could open employers up to colossal and potentially devastating damages if

Illinois Supreme Court Issues Long-Awaited BIPA Decision in Cothron v. White Castle Systems

February 21, 2023 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: General (IL)

Jackson Lewis

A separate claim under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) accrues each time an entity scans or transmits an individual’s biometric identifier or biometric information, a divided Illinois Supreme Court has ruled in a long-awaited decision. Cothron v. White Castle Systems, Inc., 2023 IL 128004 (Feb. 17, 2023).

What Illinois Employers Need to Know about the Family Bereavement Leave Act

February 14, 2023 | Goldberg Segalla Filed Under: General (IL)

On January 1, 2023 the Family Bereavement Leave Act (FBLA) went into effect in Illinois. Considered an amendment to the Child Bereavement Leave Act (CBLA), the FBLA supersedes the CBLA and expands unpaid leave rights for employees across Illinois in two important ways.

Illinois Supreme Court Opens Door for More Actions Under BIPA

February 14, 2023 | Franczek P.C. Filed Under: General (IL)

The Illinois Biometric Privacy Act (“BIPA”) has been a fertile source of class action litigation in recent years as courts continue to grapple with the scope of potential liability of private sector employers and other entities that have collected and/or […]

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Illinois Supreme Court holds 5-year limitations period applies to BIPA claims

February 3, 2023 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: General (IL)

Jackson Lewis

The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled out the possibility of a one-year statute of limitations for claims under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). Tims v. Blackhorse Carriers, Inc., No. 127801 (Feb. 2, 2023).

In answer to the certified question of whether the limitations period under section 13-201 of the Illinois

Illinois Supreme Court Rules Privacy Act Claims Have Five Year Statute of Limitations

February 3, 2023 | Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: General (IL)

On February 2, 2023, the Supreme Court of the State of Illinois ruled that all claims under Section 15 of the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (Privacy Act or BIPA) have a five year statute of limitations. The decision partially overturns an appellate court ruling that had found claims under

Illinois Supreme Court Eliminates Possibility of One-Year Statute of Limitations for BIPA Claims

February 2, 2023 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: General (IL)

Jackson Lewis

The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled out the possibility of a one-year statute of limitations for claims under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). Tims v. Blackhorse Carriers, Inc., No. 127801 (Feb. 2, 2023).

ILLINOIS’ NEW PAID LEAVE FOR (MANY, BUT NOT QUITE) ALL WORKERS

January 24, 2023 | Ford Harrison Filed Under: General (IL)

On January 10, 2023, the Illinois Legislature passed the “Paid Leave for All Workers Act,” (PLAW Act) effectively guaranteeing that as of January 1, 2024, with a few exceptions, “an employee who works in Illinois” will be eligible to earn “up to a minimum 40 hours of paid leave” in a 12-month period. With the new law, Illinois will join Maine and Nevada in allowing eligible employees to take time provided or earned under the Act for “any reason.” Governor JB Pritzker is expected to sign the bill into law in the near future.

Paid Leave for Any Reason Coming to Illinois

January 16, 2023 | Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: General (IL)

On January 10, 2023, the Illinois legislature passed the Paid Leave for All Workers (PLFAW) Act, making Illinois just the third state in the country (after Maine and Nevada) to require private employers to provide earned paid leave to employees to be used for any reason. Governor Pritzker has announced

New Year, New Laws: Illinois Legislative Amendments Employers Won’t Want to Miss in 2023

December 29, 2022 | Littler Filed Under: General (IL)

Littler

Several new Illinois employment laws take effect on January 1, 2023. Amendments to Illinois’ One Day Rest in Seven Act require a day off every 7-day period vs. every calendar week, add additional meal breaks, increase penalties for violations, add a notice requirement, and exclude application to employees

Illinois Passes Workers’ Rights Amendment

November 18, 2022 | Littler Filed Under: General (IL)

Littler

Illinois voters approved a broadly worded ballot initiative to provide an expansive right to collectively bargain over topics that extend beyond traditional NLRA-defined terms and conditions of employment. This Amendment would have a significant impact on bargaining rights in both the public and private sectors, although it faces

First Jury Verdict Issued in Illinois Biometric Privacy Act Class Action

October 25, 2022 | Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: General (IL)

On October 12, 2022, a federal jury in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois concluded that a company violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (Privacy Act or BIPA) 45,600 times over six years by collecting truck drivers’ fingerprints to verify identities without the informed, written

Federal Jury Sides with Plaintiffs in First Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act Trial

October 13, 2022 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: General (IL)

Jackson Lewis

A jury in federal court in Chicago has returned a verdict for the plaintiff class in the first trial of a case involving claims under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). Rogers v. BNSF Railway Co., No. 1:19-cv-03083 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 12, 2022).

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