Since the end of 2021, there has been a historic rise in the amount of union election petitions and unfair labor practice (ULP) charges...

Illinois already covers a lengthy list of protected classes under the Illinois Human Rights Act. As of Jan. 1, 2025, that list will be a...

On October 7, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued Memorandum GC-2501, attacking both non-compete...

A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected a former DraftKings executive's appeal of an injunction that severely restricted the type of...

Less than a month ago, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced it was entering into an agreement with the Federal Trade...

Wage and hour suits are becoming increasingly common, including by caddies against their golf clubs. Most recently this was in Anderson...

In January 2023, Gov. JB Pritzker signed the Illinois Reproductive Health Act (RHA) into law, granting increased insurance coverage for...

In April 2024, the Department of Labor published its final rule regarding salary thresholds applicable to the most commonly used overtime...

Yesterday, a Texas federal judge issued a nationwide injunction preventing the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from enforcing its...

These aren’t the easiest times to be an employer in Illinois. On Aug. 9, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed an amendment to the Illinois Human...

Many employers have made the shift from traditional paid time off (PTO) policies allocating a specific number of days for vacation, sick...

Effective Aug. 6, 2024, recreational marijuana is legal in Ohio and is being sold in 98 dispensaries around the state. While medical...

On Aug. 1, 2024, the Illinois Worker Freedom of Speech Act was signed into law. Despite the new law’s name, the act, which goes into...

Employers have long been required by the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) to report the amount of money spent on the...

Illinois is one of only a few states that protects conviction records in its anti-discrimination statute. Specifically, the Illinois...

The Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) rule banning non-competes is scheduled to go into effect on Sept. 4, 2024. Although practitioners...