While media coverage of the closing moments of the Spring legislative session focused on recreational marijuana, taxes and infrastructure, Illinois lawmakers quietly were leveraging the momentum created by the #MeToo moment to pass the Workplace Transparency Act.
Category Archives: Employment
Springfield Spring Roundup: Illinois Workplace Rights Expand
The Illinois Legislature wrapped its Spring 2019 session by sending to Governor J.B. Pritzker’s desk several bills poised to substantially alter the workplace.At the same time, lawmakers left on the table a handful of items that, combined with initiatives expected soon out of Chicago City Council under new Mayor Lori Lightfoot, should make for an equally busy Fall legislative calendar.
#MeToo – Focused Workplace Transparency Act Gains Momentum in Springfield
In the past few weeks, Illinois Legislators have been working feverishly to advance SB1829, a bill dubbed the Workplace Transparency Act. In an already busy legislative session filled with worker-friendly initiatives, the bill has already passed the Senate and is advancing rapidly through the House, picking up scores of sponsors along the way.
Springfield Legislators Eye Major Expansion of Discrimination Laws
By the end of this week, there’s a very good chance that the Illinois Legislature will place on Governor Pritzker’s desk for his signature HB0252 – a bill that would eliminate the minimum employee threshold, making virtually any employer with as few as one employee subject to all anti-discrimination prohibitions in the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA).
Equal Pay Day Reminds Employers To Take Steps Now To Ensure Pay Equity
Equal Pay Day highlights the national pay gap and puts pressure on companies to take action against unequal pay. Here are four things employers can do to address unequal pay.
Equal Pay Act: Four Possible Changes to Know Now
Amendments to the Equal Pay Act are aimed at solving the gender pay gap.
Breaking: Illinois Lawmakers Aim to Ban Class Waivers and Arbitration Agreements in Employment
Last week, the Illinois House Labor & Commerce Committee approved an amendment to the Employment Contract Act to provide that an employer may not require employees and applicants to “waive, arbitrate, or otherwise diminish any future claim, right, or benefit to which the person would otherwise be entitled under State or federal law.” By its […]
EEO-1 Wage Data Freeze Lifted
A recent ruling unfreezes the release of wage and hour data on EEO-1 forms.
Complying With New Overtime Regulations
Today in our series on emerging employment legislation, we focus on proposed changes to overtime regulations.
Mandatory Retirement Plans For Small Business
Small businesses are now required to offer mandatory retirement plans to their employees. Here’s what’s new in Illinois right now: The Illinois Secure Choice Savings Program Act (Secure Choice Savings Act) requires certain Illinois employers to offer retirement benefits with a state-run payroll-deduction Roth IRA. Employers must comply if they meet all of the following […]