The Illinois Equal Pay Act (820 ILCS 112) has been amended to provide that, effective January 1, 2025, job postings must include the pay scale and benefits of a position in any job posting. Covered employers include all units of […]
Introduction On January 10, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (“Department”) published a final rule, effective March 11, 2024, revising the Department’s guidance on whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). […]
Perhaps overlooked by the more substantive and ground-breaking Paid Leave for All Workers Act and the related Chicago and Cook County ordinances subsequently adopted, the Illinois Assembly also enacted the Transportation Benefits Program Act (“TBPA”) on July 28, 2023. Pursuant […]
Effective January 1, 2024, the Paid Leave for All Workers Act (the “Act”) entitles Illinois workers to receive up to a minimum of 40 hours of paid leave each year, which they can use in their discretion, with certain limited […]
Last Friday, the Illinois Department of Labor adopted the large-employer COVID-19 emergency temporary standard (ETS) issued by the U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA). The Illinois rule on this ETS was scheduled to go into effect on January 24, […]