BakerHostetler, one of the nation’s largest law firms, represents clients around the globe. With offices coast to coast, our nearly 1,000 lawyers…
BakerHostetler | USA | 17 Feb 2023
Today the Illinois Supreme Court issued a decision in Cothron v. White Castle System, Inc. 2023 IL 128004, in which the court held that the statute…
BakerHostetler | USA | 2 Feb 2023
Earlier today, the Illinois Supreme Court issued a decision in Tims v. Black Horse Carriers, Inc., 2023 IL 127801, in which the court held that a…
BakerHostetler | USA | 6 Jan 2023
First, Illinois has expanded and renamed the former Child Bereavement Leave Act, which is now called the Family Bereavement Leave Ac…
BakerHostetler | USA | 4 Jan 2023
Most employers today have anti-harassment policies covering race, gender and other types of discrimination to help comply with state and federal…
BakerHostetler | USA | 24 Mar 2021
Background check compliance has been a technical minefield for years. Federal, state and local requirements differ, meaning that multistate employers…
BakerHostetler | USA | 29 Jun 2020
Just before the pandemic triggered closings across the country, we identified an Illinois case as a good candidate for discussion. As the pandemic…
BakerHostetler | USA | 11 Jun 2020
A key premise of a class action is that a court can, in essence, review the merits of the class representative’s claims and apply the result of that…
BakerHostetler | USA | 4 Mar 2020
It’s been awhile since we’ve addressed attempts at bringing class action disability claims (September 27, 2013 and March 6, 2014), but as we’ve noted…
BakerHostetler | USA | 15 Aug 2019
On July 25, 2019, Acting Gov. Sheila Oliver signed NJ A1094 (“the Law”) banning salary history requests in New Jersey. The Law will take effect on…
BakerHostetler | USA | 24 Apr 2019
Section 16(b) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is the provision that requires those participating in a federal claim for minimum wages or…