Our Blog: Employment Law

A number of years ago, we published a blog setting out several tools employers have used to deny employees what we believe are earned bonuses as well as some ideas about legal principles on which an employee might rely to get those bonuses back.  For that complete blog post, scroll to the bottom of this page.  Now more than five years later, …

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What does the IL eavesdropping law ruling mean for employees recording conversations in the workplace?

So often, potential clients tell us in our very first meeting that they have a smoking gun – that single piece of evidence that will prove their case and win the day at trial – they have recorded a conversation in which their supervisor disclosed a …

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7th Circuit Interprets “Caring for a Parent” to Include Last Wish Trip to Las Vegas

The Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) affords eligible employees the right to take twelve work weeks of leave “[i]n order to care for the spouse, or a son, daughter, or parent, of the employee, if such spouse, son, daughter, or parent has a serious health …

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The FAMILY Act Would Provide Paid Sick Leave for All Workers – Voice Your Support!

Many months ago, I posted about my shock and disappointment in learning that a number of states were passing legislation whose sole purpose was to prohibit future state-level legislation which would provide paid sick leave to employees.  Considering that cynical trend in state legislatures, I cannot …

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Recognizing An Employer Doing Right

We just wanted to start the weekend off on a positive note this morning.  So instead of posting about the unjust, unfair, or plain old ugly side of the working world, today we are shining a light on one of the good guys.

I’m sure that by now, many of you have heard that Costco is a …

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Defense of Marriage Act:Implications for Gay Spouses under the Family Medical Leave Act

Last Wednesday, June 26, 2013, in the landmark 5-4 decision of United States v. Windsor, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the federal Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”) as unconstitutional.  Signed into law in September 1996, DOMA defined marriage as …

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States Passing Preemptive Bills to Prevent Passage of Paid Sick Leave Laws

I am consistently surprised by the number of people I speak with (friends, family members, and clients alike) who simply assume that employers are obligated to provide employees with paid sick leave.  I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised by this.  For those who have been lucky enough to work …

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In a case of first impression, obtained favorable decision for Plaintiff regarding retroactivity of statutory 2% interest penalty to Plaintiff’s jury award

The Case Law Firm recently won an important victory regarding the retroactive application of amendments to an Illinois state statute. In Brandl v. Superior Air Ground Ambulance Services, Inc., Case No. 09-CV-06019, a jury awarded our client payment for hours of accrued vacation time for which the Defendant had refused to pay at the time of her termination in violation …

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