Kristin Case February 22, 2023 FMLA, Uncategorized 0
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 …
Becca Nesslar February 13, 2017 Blog 0
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:
Kate Sedey June 29, 2016 Blog, Practical Tips, Sick Leave 0
An Employee’s Guide to Chicago’s New Paid Sick Leave Ordinance
We are thrilled to report that Chicago has joined the growing ranks of local governments ensuring paid sick leave for local employees! This is a huge victory for single parents and low wage workers who, prior to this ordinance, were regularly faced with the awful risk of losing pay or, worse …
Kendra Kutko April 4, 2016 Blog, Legislative Advocacy, Sick Leave 0
City Task Force Recommends that Chicago Employers Adopt 5 Days of Paid Sick Leave Annually
Last February 2015, 82 percent of Chicago voters supported a non-binding city referendum to adopt paid sick leave for workers. After this, the City formed a task force, called the Working Families Task Force, consisting of 27 members representing business, government, and employee advocacy interests to …
Kristin Case November 17, 2015 Blog, Disability Benefits, FMLA and ERISA, Employee Benefits, Executive Counseling, Practical Tips, Uncategorized 0
In my last post I talked about getting the time off work you need for treatment and to care for yourself when faced with a serious illness. Now let’s look at maintaining your income while seeking treatment and/or recovering.
First, this article addresses conditions that are unrelated to work. If your injury or illness resulted at work …
Kate Sedey March 17, 2015 Blog, Employee Pay and Compensation, Legislative Advocacy, Sick Leave 0
A Worker’s Guide to the Chicago Mayoral Run-Off
In anticipation of the upcoming mayoral runoff election, we thought we’d delve into where the candidates (Rahm Emanuel and Jesus “Chuy” Garcia) stand on issues facing Chicago workers. Unfortunately, because they have such different political experience – with incumbent Emanuel coming largely from work in the federal government and challenger Garcia being more …
Kristin Case March 9, 2015 Blog, Employee Pay and Compensation, Family Responsibility Discrimination, Gender Discrimination, Legislative Advocacy, Parental Leave, Pregnancy Discrimination and Failure to Accommodate, Sick Leave 0
Yesterday was International Women’s Day which was created to celebrate the achievements of women while calling for greater equality.
Women in the United States have a lot of achievements to celebrate–certainly more so than many other countries. That being said, the United States still has a ways to go with respect to women’s rights and that is most apparent in the employment …
Kate Sedey January 23, 2014 Blog, Employment Law, Legislative Advocacy, Sick Leave 0
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 …
Kate Sedey March 3, 2011 Blog, Disability Benefits, FMLA and ERISA, Employee Benefits, Legislative Advocacy, Sick Leave 0
Vote Yes for SB 128 – Healthy Workplace Act – Senator Sandoval
This bill would provide for paid sick leave for Illinois workers.
Requires an employer to provide an employee up to 7 sick days with pay during each 12-month period. Provides that an employee may use the sick days care for physical or mental illness, injury, medical condition, professional medical diagnosis or care, …