On April 27, 2021, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed House Bill 158 (HB 158), which amends the Employee Sick Leave Act (ESLA)1 to cover leave for a family member’s “personal care.” The ESLA—Illinois’ statewide “kin care” law—has been in effect since January 1, 2017, and generally requires employers to permit
Articles Discussing General Topics In Illinois Labor & Employment Law.
Illinois Appellate Court Finds Improper Use of OMA Litigation Exemption
The Illinois Appellate Court recently issued an opinion providing additional guidance about the “probable or imminent” litigation exception to the Open Meetings Act (OMA) open meeting requirement. In City of Bloomington v. Raoul, issued on April 26, 2021, the Court held that […]
Chicago Enacts Vaccination Anti-Retaliation and Rights Ordinance
On April 21, 2021, the City of Chicago enacted the Vaccine Anti-Retaliation Ordinance that provides all workers in Chicago with rights to obtain COVID-19 vaccinations during their work hours and imposes significant penalties for employer violations. The Ordinance is effective immediately, applies to employers of any size and provides the rights discussed below to both employees and independent contractors.
Chicago City Council Passes Vaccine Anti-Retaliation Ordinance
All Chicago workers, whether employees or independent contractors, have been granted additional legal protections under a new ordinance that makes it easier for them to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
Chicago City Council Passes Vaccination Time Off Ordinance
On April 21, 2021, the Chicago City Council passed an ordinance, effective immediately, prohibiting adverse action against all Chicago workers—including independent contractors—who take time off from work to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. The ordinance also prohibits employers from requiring that a worker get a COVID-19 vaccine outside of work
Illinois Passes Sweeping Legislation Impacting Employers
Executive Summary: On March 23, 2021, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law Illinois Senate Bill 1480 which amends the Illinois Human Rights Act, the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003, and the Illinois Business Corporation Act, and imposes new obligations on employers.
Illinois Will Require EEO-1 Transparency and Equal Pay Data
Illinois recently enacted SB 1480, which amends several laws including the Illinois Business Corporation Act and the Illinois Equal Pay Act. While employers have significant lead time to begin their compliance efforts, SB 1480 will render employers’ diversity efforts more transparent by making public their EEO-1 reports, which will
Illinois Imposes New Criminal History Check Requirements on Employers
On March 23, 2021, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a bill (SB1480) that—effective immediately—amends the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) to, among other things, impose new requirements on employers that perform criminal history checks on their employees.
Illinois Imposes New Criminal History Requirements on Employers
On March 23, 2021, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a bill (SB1480) that amends the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) to, among other things, impose new requirements on employers that perform criminal history checks on their employees.
Does the Workers’ Compensation Act Bar BIPA Claims? Illinois Supreme Court Will Weigh In
The Illinois Supreme Court recently agreed to hear an appeal of an Appellate Court’s decision addressing whether an employee’s claim for damages under Illinois’s Biometric Information Protection Act is preempted by the exclusivity provisions of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act (“IWCA”). Back in September, the Illinois Appellate Court for the First Judicial
Amendments to Illinois Human Rights Act Regulate Use of Criminal Records in Employment Decisions
Illinois has enacted new limitations and procedural obligations on the use of criminal conviction records in employment decisions.
Certain Illinois Employers Face Demographics Filing Requirement Starting in 2023
Beginning January 1, 2023, many Illinois corporations will be required to provide EEO-1-style annual reports to the Illinois Secretary of State.
Illinois Enacts Stronger Anti-Discrimination and Equal Pay Laws Focusing On Criminal Convictions and Demographic Reporting
In 2021, the Illinois General Assembly passed Senate Bill (SB) 1480, which amends the Illinois Human Rights Act, the Illinois Equal Pay Act, and the Illinois Business Corporation Act. On March 23, 2021, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the bill into law.
Illinois Legislature Considers a Bill Designed to Slow the Flood of Biometric Privacy Class Actions
In the two years since the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that a failure to obtain written consent prior to collecting an individual’s biometric data is enough to maintain an action under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), over 800 class actions have been filed against Illinois employers. With
Vaccine Time Considered Paid Time? IDOL Says “That Depends”
As the COVID-19 vaccine supply and appointments ramp up in the State of Illinois, the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) has issued employer guidance on providing employees with time off and flexibility to get vaccinated. Pivotal to the IDOL guidance […]
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