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New Jersey Protects Immigrant Workers from Employer Coercion

Tuesday, October 1, 2024
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New Jersey has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 2869), which prohibits an employer from coercing workers based on immigration status to violate state employment or labor-related laws. Senate Bill 2869 is effective immediately.

Illinois Adds New Work Protections for Minors Under Age 16

Tuesday, October 1, 2024
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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, 2025.

Illinois Establishes Guardrails Against Discrimination from AI

Monday, September 30, 2024
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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 takes effect Jan. 1, 2026.

Illinois Bars Mandatory Employer-Sponsored Meetings on Religious or Political Matters

Friday, September 27, 2024
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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.  1, 2025.

Illinois Adds Employment Verifications Protections

Friday, September 27, 2024
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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 system to provide certain notices if an employer asserts that a discrepancy exists in an employee’s employment verification information. Senate Bill 508 takes effect Jan. 1, 2025.
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