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).
Category Archives: Employment
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 […]
New Illinois Employment Laws Call For A Handbook Refresh In 2019
New developments in Illinois employment laws are a reason for human resources departments to revisit employee handbooks.
The Art of Accommodating Religion While Respecting LGBTQ Rights at Work – Are Your Company’s Practices the Next ‘Masterpiece’?
The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling last week in Masterpiece Cakeshop Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission did not answer the question on everyone’s mind: can a person claim exemption from laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation based on that person’s religious beliefs? As a result, the decision will likely further mobilize advocates […]
Private Arbitration is Not Always a Home Run for Employers
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis that workers can be barred from pursuing class action lawsuits against their employers if they’ve signed arbitration agreements limiting their right to pursue workplace claims on an individual basis only. Many employer advocates call the Epic Systems ruling a “strike three” pitch […]