Illinois has enacted legislation that prohibits employers from discriminating against employees because of their reproductive health decisions. The changes take effect on Jan. 1, 2025. The details Under the law, reproductive health decisions are defined as “a person's ...

Illinois has enacted legislation that prohibits employers from discriminating against employees because of their family responsibilities. The changes take effect Jan. 1, 2025. The Details The law defines family responsibilities as an employee’s actual or perceived provision of ...

Illinois has enacted legislation that sets new standards for working conditions for employees under 16 years of age, including limiting hours of work and updating the list of jobs minors are prohibited from holding. The changes were enacted via Senate Bill 3646 and take effect on Jan.  1, ...

Illinois has enacted legislation that expressly prohibits discrimination by employers that deploy Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help them make employment decisions. The law (House Bill 3773) also requires employers that use AI to provide a notice to applicants and employees. House Bill 3773 ...

With the enactment of SB 3208, Illinois has implemented new pay statement requirements for employers.   The details:  Effective Jan.  1, 2025, Illinois employers must meet certain pay statement requirements in relation to recordkeeping and employee requests for copies of pay ...

Illinois has enacted legislation that prohibits employers from taking adverse action against employees because they refuse to attend an employer-sponsored mandatory meeting that communicates the opinion of the employer about religious or political matters. The changes take effect Jan. ...

Illinois has enacted legislation that amends and clarifies the state’s Personnel Record Review Act. The new law (House Bill 3763) takes effect Jan. 1, 2025. The details Here’s a summary of the changes made by House Bill 3763 to the Personnel Record Review Act. ...

Illinois has enacted legislation that will prohibit employers from imposing work authorization or re-verification requirements that are greater than those required by federal law. The new law (Senate Bill 508) also requires employers who use E-Verify or another electronic employment verification ...

The Colorado Supreme Court issued a decision, finding that the “regular rate of pay” under Colorado law includes holiday incentive pay for purposes of calculating overtime. The Court’s decision significantly impacts how Colorado employers calculate overtime rates for employees ...

The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires employers to compensate non-exempt employees at least the minimum wage for each hour worked and pay them overtime (at 1.5 times the employee’s regular rate of pay) whenever they work more than 40 hours in a workweek. The amount employees ...