By Linda C. Schoonmaker and Tayte Doddy (Summer Fellow)
Seyfarth Synopsis: Even before the pandemic made in-person work in many industries a thing of the past many employers had stopped requiring that their employees execute employee agreements like non-competition and
By Gillian B. Lepore, Meg Toth, and Sara Eber Fowler
Seyfarth Synopsis: Illinois recently amended its Child Bereavement Leave Act to expand the reasons for leave, including miscarriage and stillbirth, and adds additional covered family members. The law will
By Michael J. Cederoth, Rachel Duboff*, and Erin Dougherty Foley
Seyfarth Synopsis: Accommodation requests continue to vex employers as they attempt to balance an employee’s religious beliefs with the overall needs of the business operations. But try they must.
By Gillian B. Lepore, Vy’Shaey M. Mitchell, and Sara Eber Fowler
Seyfarth Synopsis: Chicago’s amendments to its Human Rights Ordinance – expanding the definition of sexual harassment and implementing new policy and training requirements – go into effect
Seyfarth Synopsis: On May 13, 2022, FINRA filed a proposed rule change to conform the Industry Code to the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act. FINRA filed the proposed rule change with immediate
By Samantha L. Brooks and Eric J. Janson
Seyfarth Synopsis: In Lyons v. City of Alexandria, No. 20-1656, 2022 WL 1739987 (4th Cir. June 1, 2022), the Court issued an employer-friendly decision under Title VII of the Civil Rights
By Christina Jaremus, Adam J. Rongo, and Erin Dougherty Foley
Seyfarth Synopsis: Recent and Important Amendments to Illinois’ One Day Rest in Seven Act.
The COVID-19 pandemic forced the world to re-think about the way we live and
By Megan Toth, Partner, Thomas Horan, Associate, and Gillian Lepore, Associate
Please join our Seyfarth Chicago Labor & Employment attorneys to learn about best practices for conducting investigations of internal workplace complaints and the importance of taking
By Joseph Hadacek and Joshua A. Rodine
Seyfarth Synopsis: The California Supreme Court recently determined that meal and rest period premium payments are subject to the final pay timing requirements of Labor Code section 203 and the wage statement reporting requirements
DOL’s 2023 Priorities, Per Labor Secretary Marty Walsh. Additional personnel topped Labor Secretary Marty Walsh’s wish list for 2023 as he laid out next year’s proposed budget at a hearing in front of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human