Several changes impacting employers in jurisdictions across the nation are summarized in our latest blog post.
Illinois recently passed a number of laws that will significantly impact Illinois employers and require employer policies and employee handbooks to be updated and revised. Read about them in our latest blog post.
On August 2, 2024, Governor Pritzker signed Senate Bill 2979 (“SB 2979”) into law, making significant changes to the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”). By way of background, BIPA requires private employers to obtain a written release from employees before collecting their biometric identifiers and biometric information. The potential ramifications for failing to comply with BIPA were extensive for employers: either $1,000.00 for negligent violations of the Act, $5,000.00 for intentional or reckless violations of the Act, or the amount of the actual damages, whichever is greater.
Join us Wednesday, September 4 for our Tenth Annual Labor & Employment Fall Seminar in our Chicago office. Please note that there is limited seating available, but the event will also be livestreamed. Our attorneys will discuss the latest employment law updates, labor law developments, issues related to employee benefits and more. Registration and lunch will take place immediately before the program at 11 AM CT, with the program to follow from 12 PM – 4 PM CT.
Key HR Trends and Latest Legal Developments Impacting All Employers
Join Ryan Young and Maggie Miles as they highlight the ...
Illinois continues to change the landscape for employers, allowing employees more leeway when it comes to the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) and Illinois Personnel Records Review Act (IPRRA).
Following a split between federal district courts (federal judges in Texas and Florida ruled to temporarily block the Federal Trade Commission’s ban while a Pennsylvania court upheld it), a federal district judge in Texas has issued a nationwide injunction setting aside the ban. This means that the FTC’s rule banning most non-compete agreements will not take effect on September 4th as widely reported.
There is much uncertainty about the future of FTC's new rule (the “FTC Rule”) making most non-compete agreements unlawful and barring employers from enforcing past non-compete clauses against nearly all employees and independent contractors.
Today, Governor Pritzker signed Senate Bill 3650 (SB 3650), which amends the Illinois Day and Temporary Labor Services Act (the “Act”) -- AGAIN. This is the 3rd major amendment to the Act in just over a year. The impact of the changes are effective immediately. The latest amendments are primarily focused on clarifying pieces of the massive changes to the staffing industry ushered in last August through House Bill 2862 (HB 2862).
SB 3650 imposes NEW and additional requirements on staffing agencies and third-party user clients who use temporary labor in Illinois, including the ...
On July 25, 2024, California’s Supreme Court issued a highly anticipated ruling that allows app-based rideshare and delivery companies to classify drivers as independent contractors instead of employees, if certain conditions are satisfied.
In the case of Castellanos v. State of California, California’s Supreme Court upheld Proposition 22 (“Prop 22”) as constitutional, holding that Prop 22 does not unlawfully impede on or restrict the state legislature’s ability to enact workers’ compensation laws or otherwise conflict with the state’s constitution.
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