Illinois Court constricts ways to bring Human Rights Act claims for workplace discrimination against defunct employers’ corporate successors
Category Archives: Employment Law
Illinois Employers Face New Minimum Wages, Higher Gas Taxes, and New Workplace Harassment and Discrimination Protections
October 22, 2020
Analysis of new guidelines Illinois employers face for increasing minimum wages and gas taxes, as well as workplace harassment rules
Compliance Reminder for Illinois Employers: Illinois Human Rights Amendments and Required Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
August 13, 2020
A wide variety of employment-related statutory changes went into effect in Illinois this year. These include important amendments to the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA), such as P.A. 101-0430, which, effective July 1, 2020, expanded the definition of an employer to cover any person employing at least one (not fifteen) employee(s). Additionally, P.A. 101-0221—which enacted […]