Edward Young

Aug 14, 2024 | lexology.com | Steven J Pearlman |Jonathan Slowik |Edward Young

On August 9, 2024, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed into law HB3773, a bill amending the Illinois Human Rights Act to address employers’ use of artificial intelligence (AI). The amendment clarifies that it is a civil rights violation to use AI that has the effect of discriminating on the basis of protected classes under Illinois law, or to “use zip codes as a proxy for protected classes.” 775 ILCS 5/2-101(L)(1).

Jul 25, 2024 | lexology.com | Evandro C Gigante |Edward Young |Hannah Morris

In a recent development in Mobley vs.

Jul 8, 2024 | mondaq.com | Edward Young |Larenz D. Jones |Jurate Schwartz

Effective July 1, 2024, the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance ("Ordinance") will entitle eligible employees to accrue up to 40 hours of Paid Leave and up to 40 hours of Paid Sick Leave in a 12-month period and carryover certain leave into the next year. Eligible employees will begin to accrue 1 hour of Paid Leave and 1 hour of Paid Sick Leave for every 35 hours worked after July 1, 2024, or their first day of employment, whichever is later.

Apr 28, 2023 | lexblog.com | Nigel Telman |Edward Young

Proskauer and co-counsel Disability Rights Advocates (“DRA”), a nationwide nonprofit disability rights legal center, triumphed in a Chicago court this month, obtaining a ruling that will lead to historic accessibility improvements for the more than 65,000 people with vision difficulties who live in Chicago.

Apr 12, 2023 | lexblog.com | Joseph O’Keefe |Edward Young

Edward “Eddie” C. Young is a senior counsel in the Labor & Employment Law Department and a member of the following Firm practice groups: Restrictive Covenants & Trade Secrets; Discrimination, Harassment & Title VII; and Whistleblowing & Retaliation.