Kristin Case
December 9, 2022
Blog, Uncategorized, Week in Review
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We at Case + Sedey love employment law, mainly because we love helping employees but also because the news that comes out of the workplace is always interesting and, oftentimes, hilariously unbelievable. In a new (hopefully) weekly installment of the Workplace Week in Review we will highlight the best of that news. This week, we learned how *not* to manage employees, …
Kristin Case
April 13, 2020
Blog, Coronavirus, Uncategorized, Unemployment
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An unprecedented number of employees have found themselves needing unemployment benefits during this time of crisis. Many employees we have talked with have been temporarily laid off or “furloughed” but expect to return to work. Others, still, have lost their jobs entirely. The Illinois Department of Employment Security has published a list of Frequently Asked Questions that is helpful in …
Kate Sedey
April 9, 2020
Blog, Coronavirus, Uncategorized
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In follow up to our Coronavirus Q&A for Employees from earlier this week, we wanted to tackle some FAQs from healthcare workers that are specific to the medical industry.
Doctors, nurses, techs and other healthcare workers are on the front line of the COVID-19 crisis and the medical industry is the quintessential “essential business” right now. As a result, there are …
Kate Sedey
April 6, 2020
Blog, Employee Pay and Compensation, Sick Leave, Uncategorized, Workplace Happiness
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In these tough times, most of what we are seeing in our newspapers and news feeds is negative and dark. I won’t repeat the staggering numbers and scary predictions here because we’ve all seen them. Instead, I wanted to take this opportunity to share some uplifting news and to report on the remarkable steps some members of the business community …
Becca Nesslar
March 31, 2020
Blog, Practical Tips, Uncategorized
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We’re in the midst of an unprecedented crisis in the world and an unexpected interruption in our lives due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is a time of uncertainty, anxiety, worry and stress as we navigate social distancing, working remotely, homeschooling and being forced to stay in our homes. And many people are facing the added stress of losing their …
Becca Nesslar
August 22, 2019
Blog, Employee Pay and Compensation
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Today, August 22, 2019 marks Black Women’s Equal Pay Day. Why does such a day exist? It’s not just another day on the calendar to be lost among the litany of National Siblings Day, National Ice Cream Day or the like. Black Women’s Equal Pay Day represents the number of days in 2019 that black women in America have had …
Kate Sedey
July 25, 2019
Blog, Employee Rights, Employment Law
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After two long years of planning, advocacy, and negotiations, Chicago City Council has passed the Fair Workweek Ordinance. The Ordinance protects employees from last minute shift changes and gives low wage earners some predictability in their schedules and, as a result, some degree of financial stability. This is a huge win for Chicago’s employees and we are excited to see …
Kate Sedey
July 10, 2019
Blog, Firm Victories, Pregnancy Discrimination and Failure to Accommodate, Uncategorized
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We are excited to report that on July 6, 2019, Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer entered a judgment in favor of Case Law Firm client, Jessica Hernandez, and awarded her nearly $230,000 in damages stemming from her pregnancy discrimination claims against her former employer, the Katz Law Office.
To read more about the case and the Court’s decision to enter a judgment in …
Kristin Case
May 6, 2019
Blog, Sexual Harassment and Workplace Violence
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Employees can be the first line of defense against workplace violence but only if they know what to look for and what to do about it.
On February 15 an employee at an Aurora, Illinois manufacturing plant walked into work believing he was going to be fired that day. Those of us in the Chicagoland area know what happened after that–he …
Kristin Case
April 12, 2019
Blog
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Early indicators say yes.
Yesterday afternoon I had the pleasure of serving as a moderator at the American Bar Association’s 2019 National Symposium of Technology in Labor and Employment Law. I moderated a panel of three brilliant lawyers talking about Artificial Intelligence in the workplace. And, as those of us in attendance learned, it’s a brave new world out there.
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