Rick Hepp

Oct 30, 2024 | beneschlaw.com | Rick Hepp |Joseph Gross

NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo recently declared that forcing employees to choose between reimbursing their employers or working at jobs they want to leave is unlawful under the National Labor Relations Act (the “NLRA”), except in limited circumstances.

Oct 23, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Kristopher Jordan Chandler |Rick Hepp |Alyson Waite

Signed by Governor Pritzker, House Bill 3733 amends the Illinois Human Rights Act to specifically prohibit employers from using AI to discriminate in the recruitment, hiring, promotion, training, discipline, tenure, and discharge of workers. This may happen in a number of ways, including using an applicant’s zip code to screen for jobs as a way to preclude residents of predominately minority neighborhoods or emphasizing certain schools over others.

Oct 23, 2024 | beneschlaw.com | Rick Hepp |Alyson Waite

Signed by Governor Pritzker, House Bill 3733 amends the Illinois Human Rights Act to specifically prohibit employers from using AI to discriminate in the recruitment, hiring, promotion, training, discipline, tenure, and discharge of workers. This may happen in a number of ways, including using an applicant’s zip code to screen for jobs as a way to preclude residents of predominately minority neighborhoods or emphasizing certain schools over others.

Oct 23, 2024 | lexology.com | Kristopher J. Chandler |Rick Hepp |Alyson Waite

Beginning January 1, 2026, Illinois employers must notify workers when using artificial intelligence (“AI”) to make employment-related decisions and could face regulatory enforcement and civil lawsuits if the deployment of AI results in discriminatory actions.

Dec 22, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Rick Hepp |Margarita Krncevic |Alyson Waite

The U.S. Department of Labor recently changed how it assesses civil money penalties against employers for violating federal child labor laws, which could significantly increase fines for hiring underage children to perform dangerous jobs or keeping inaccurate records.