16+ hour, 18+ min ago  (336+ words) A recent ruling by the Supreme Court of Illinois that the state's minimum wage law does not incorporate the federal Portal-to-Portal Act's (PPA) exclusion for "preliminary or postliminary" employee activities could open the door to a wave of new wage-and-hour…...

4+ mon, 3+ hour ago  (259+ words) New remedies. In addition to reasonable attorneys" fees and costs, individuals may recover consequential damages for establishing a violation of the WTA or for successfully defending against an employer"s claim for breach of a confidentiality obligation under the WTA....

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (236+ words) Beginning June 1, 2026, Illinois employers with at least 16 or more employees will be required to provide unpaid parental leave to employees with a child who is a patient in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed the Family…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (747+ words) Takeaways The DOJ suit against Illinois to block a new state law argues that Illinois is intruding on federal immigration authority. Illinois" law requires E-Verify employers to post state notices and give employees advance notice of any Form I-9 inspections, among…...