Employment Law Optimism to start your week.

Last week was not the best week for employees but, nevertheless, we were able to cobble together at least some good (or at least interesting) news to share with you.

–New York parents started advocating for higher wages for their children’s daycare workers.   Anyone who has spent any time caring for groups of small children …

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Employment Law Optimism

Even though we’re a day late due to the holiday, we are still committed to bringing you good news in our third installment of the “Monday Morning Good Things for Employees!!” Last week was full of ups and downs, but here are some Good Things for Employees to focus on:

•  Andrew Puzder withdrew his nomination for the Secretary for the Department …

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Employment Law Optimism

We are back with our second installment of “Monday Morning Good Things for Employees!” Admittedly, last week started off a rough, but things seemed to get better/calmer as the week came to an end. While we have no clue how long this seemingly peaceful time will last, here are some Good Things for employees to focus on:

• In continuing to assist …

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Employment Law Optimism

Because the world feels just a teensy bit tense lately, we are going to start every week with a list of Monday Morning Good Things for Employees–a compilation of the previous weeks’ good news.  Last week, proving good things often come from chaos, there seemed to be quite a bit of good news for employees.

• LGBTQ employment rights (in the federal sector at least) live to see another day. Despite …

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The annual Open Enrollment period for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) ends TODAY, January 31. This may be your last chance to protect yourself from the possibility of future discrimination by insurers based on preexisting conditions.

There is every reason to believe that the ACA will be repealed or, at a minimum, thoroughly stripped of important protections in …

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The Case Law Firm, LLC is pleased to announce that Kristin Case has accepted a position as the Co-Chair of the ABA’s Section of Labor and Employment Law Webinar Committee. It is always exciting when our attorneys are recognized for their expertise in our field. Congratulations Kristin!

Kristin Case and Kate Sedey have once again been recognized by their peers and the Illinois Super Lawyers Association.  Ms. Case was rated a “Super Lawyer” for her work in the field of employment and labor and Ms. Sedey was rated a “Rising Star” for her work litigating employment-related matters.  Ms. Case has now been recognized by Illinois Super Lawyers every year since …

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Companies cannot turn a blind eye to third-party sexual harassment.

A Chicago jury recently awarded a woman $250,000 in emotional distress damages after her employer failed to protect her from third-party sexual harassment.  In this case the third-party was a customer.

In EEOC v. Costco, the EEOC filed suit on behalf of the Plaintiff after Costco failed to take steps to protect her …

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 Cheers to More Employee Protections

Ok, we realize that not everyone gets as excited about employment law as we do.  Nevertheless, there are eight new employments laws on the books that we think you should know about and which we think warrant some celebration.

1. Common sense for sick time.  Falling under the category of employment laws that never should have had to become …

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We here at The Case Law Firm, LLC are committed to providing excellent care and expertise to all of our clients. Don’t just take our word for it! Here is a recent client review of our partner, Kate Sedey.

“My company has been pushing out (hostile work environment) older employees (age discrimination), and I was not too optimistic about my situation, as others …