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Illinois Governor Signs Restrictive Covenant Bill Into Law

USA - August 19 2021 On August 13, 2021, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law an amendment to the Illinois Freedom to Work Act (820 ILCS § 90), which imposes…

Steven J. Pearlman, Edward C Young

Illinois Legislature Passes Paid Leave For All Workers Act

USA - January 26 2023 On January 10, 2023, Illinois legislature passed the Paid Leave For All Workers Act (the “Act”), which requires Illinois employers to provide at…

Alexandra Oxyer, Steven J. Pearlman

Chicago Expands Paid Sick Leave Ordinance

USA - August 10 2021 Effective August 1, 2021, the City of Chicago’s Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Leave Ordinance was amended to provide for additional uses of paid sick…

Steven J. Pearlman, Edward C Young

Chicago Introduces Wage Theft and Paid Secure Leave Ordinances

USA - June 1 2021 On May 26, 2021, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot introduced a series of ordinances (the “Ordinances”) which seek to implement new wage theft protections…

Steven J. Pearlman, Edward C Young

CA Appellate Court addresses “willfulness” standard under FCRA

USA - May 4 2022 On April 19, 2022, a California Appeals Court reversed and remanded a trial court’s grant of summary judgment in an employer’s favor, concluding…

Steven J. Pearlman, Edward C Young