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In 2024, the Illinois Legislature passed several significant employment laws, with many of them making changes to protect employees. Here’s what the changes are and what they might mean for you:

1. Illinois Personnel Record Review Act (IPRRA) Changes

• Pay Stubs: Starting January 1, 2025, employers must keep employee pay stubs for at least three years and provide them …

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As we’ve discussed before, the Federal Trade Commision’s attempt to ban most employee non-compete agreements in the U.S. has sparked legal challenges. There have been two notable appeals, one in Texas and the other in Pennsylvania, with both cases sharing similar claims about whether the FTC has the authority to issue such a ban. On July 3, 2024, a federal …

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Our previous post discussed the recent FTC rule banning non-compete agreements and the subsequent legal challenge it faced in Texas. Ryan LLC, a tax services firm in Dallas, sued to block the rule shortly after the Federal Trade Commission narrowly voted in April to ban non-compete agreements for most U.S. workers. Initially, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce filed its own …

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On May 7, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) made headlines by passing a new rule that aims to ban most non-compete agreements. This move is part of a broader effort to promote fair competition and protect workers’ rights. However, due in large part to news outlets inaccurately understanding and reporting on the rulemaking process, the initial excitement surrounding this …

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Remember back in January when we announced the Weekly Employment Law Update?  And how I said I would update….weekly?  And for a good while I did that.  Then, however, work got in the way.  In March and April, our firm was busy in court with a variety of cases, including equal pay, age discrimination and unpaid wages claims.  As a …

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We’ve been busy lately working on several cases in litigation including a workplace defamation case in which we just received a favorable decision!  That’s the good news.  The bad news is that this weekly review missed a couple of weeks.  But let’s not dwell on that and instead let’s catchup!  

Happy Birthday FMLA!

First, on February 5 one of my favorite …

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A Week of Good News

Last week I wrote about employers doing dumb things.  This week we’re sharing only good news.

First, not all companies are bad.  Many do the right thing and we saw an example of that this week when Intel cut high-level management salaries instead of slashing its workforce.  The CEO is taking a 25% pay cut while other high-level …

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Employers Behaving Badly Edition

Although this is supposed to be a weekly review of workplace news, life got in the way last week and I didn’t get it done. But I am making amends by bringing you several stories about employers behaving very badly.

Lawyers behaving badly:  Unfortunately, some of the worst employer behavior seems to come out of law firms.  This …

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We’re coming in late with this Workplace Week in Review but only because there was so much news to sift through!

First, Happy Martin Luther King Day.  I hope everyone is at home, resting and reflecting on Dr. King’s teachings.  One of my favorites, which I try to remember during trying times, is in the image above.

If you read any news …

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Happy New Year!  All of us at at the Firm took a couple of weeks off to enjoy our families and the holiday season.   We hope you did as well.

This first week of the year was looking a little light in workplace news until the end of the week when two interesting pieces of news dropped.

First, on Thursday the …

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