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Our Blog: Employee Rights

  • Jan 24 2021
  • Kristin Case
  • Coronavirus, Employee Rights
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COVID-19 Vaccination

Can my employer require me to get the COVID-19 vaccine?

Kristin Case January 24, 2021 Coronavirus, Employee Rights 0

With the recent rollouts of the first available vaccines, one of the questions we have heard a lot of lately is: Can my employer require me to get the COVID-19 vaccine?

Late last month, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) released updated guidance on the rights and responsibilities of employers and employees related to the COVID-19 vaccine. You might remember this …

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  • Jul 25 2019
  • Kate Sedey
  • Blog, Employee Rights, Employment Law
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Fair-Workweek

Chicago’s New Fair Workweek Ordinance: Here’s What You Need to Know

Kate Sedey July 25, 2019 Blog, Employee Rights, Employment Law 0

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 …

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  • Jul 24 2017
  • Thalia Pacheco
  • Blog, Employee Rights, Employment Law, Practical Tips, Workplace Defamation, Libel, Slander and Invasion of Privacy
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Off Duty Privacy

Off Duty Privacy: Do Employees Have Any Rights?

Thalia Pacheco July 24, 2017 Blog, Employee Rights, Employment Law, Practical Tips, Workplace Defamation, Libel, Slander and Invasion of Privacy 0

An incident regarding Ivy League students behaving poorly on social media serves as a cautionary tale for employees about the limits of off duty privacy.

Last month, multiple news outlets reported that Harvard revoked the acceptances of ten incoming students after they posted offensive comments on social media.  This is a reminder that oftentimes we do not have the rights to off …

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  • Apr 11 2017
  • Kristin Case
  • Employee Rights, Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Uncategorized
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Sexual Orientation Circuit Split

Major Victory for LGBT Employees

Kristin Case April 11, 2017 Employee Rights, Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Uncategorized 0

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals hands down a seminal ruling holding that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act protects LGBT employees from workplace discrimination.

I have long bemoaned the fact that federal law does not protect LGBT employees from discrimination. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act outlaws discrimination based on “sex” but courts have always interpreted that to refer …

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  • Nov 28 2016
  • Kendra Kutko
  • Blog, Employee Rights, Legislative Advocacy
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Social Media

Don’t Ask Employees to “Like” the Company’s Social Media

Kendra Kutko November 28, 2016 Blog, Employee Rights, Legislative Advocacy 0

Illinois Employees’ Social Media Privacy Protections Expand in the New Year

Company Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and other social media pages have become the new norm. And having employees actively participate on those employer-created pages can be a very effective marketing platform.  Active social media pages help to broadcast the employer’s brand and showcase a strong community culture to prospective clients and …

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  • Aug 29 2016
  • Kendra Kutko
  • Blog, Employee Rights, Legislative Advocacy
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Domestic Workers

Nannies, Housekeepers, and Other Domestic Workers Welcome Civil Rights

Kendra Kutko August 29, 2016 Blog, Employee Rights, Legislative Advocacy 0

Illinois Passes Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights Act

As Summer nears its close, we celebrate another advancement for Illinois employees.  Notably, on August 12, 2016, Illinois passed the Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights Act.  This new law gives employment rights to nannies, housekeepers, caretakers, and other domestic workers.  This Act comes just weeks after Illinois adopted the Child Bereavement Leave Act.  Hence, our home …

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