Susan Lorenc

Aug 19, 2024 | mondaq.com | Susan Lorenc

Illinois employers take notice: Effective January 1, 2025, Illinois employees have more time to file a charge with the Illinois Department of Human Rights, per an amendment to the Illinois Human Rights Act ("IHRA"). While the current law provides for a deadline of 300 days to file an administrative charge, that deadline will now be extended to two years from the date that a civil rights violation allegedly occurred.

Aug 13, 2024 | mondaq.com | Susan Lorenc

It appears Illinois is not waiting to see what is ultimately going to happen with the FTC's non-compete ban and is taking matters into its own hands for certain industries.

Apr 23, 2024 | mondaq.com | Susan Lorenc

The EEOC released its long-awaited final rule on the federal Pregnancy Workers Fairness Act ("PWFA"). Set to go into effect on April 19, the rule makes clear that the PWFA applies to employers with at least 15 employees and requires that such employers provide reasonable workplace accommodations to workers who are pregnant, or have a condition related to pregnancy or childbirth, unless the accommodation would create an undue hardship on the employer.

Apr 23, 2024 | mondaq.com | David Duffy |Susan Lorenc |Carlos Ortiz |James Shreve

The Illinois Senate recently passed legislation by a 46-13 vote that would significantly amend the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act ("BIPA").1 Senate Bill 2979 ("SB2979'), which Senate President Pro Tempore William Cunningham introduced, includes a significant benefit to corporations, employers, and other private entities in Illinois by clarifying that, in a case where the same violation occurs more than once, it would constitute only one violation for purposes of statutory...

Apr 13, 2024 | lexblog.com | Cybersecurity Bits |David Duffy |Susan Lorenc |Carlos Ortiz

The Illinois Senate recently passed legislation by a 46-13 vote that would significantly amend the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”).[1] Senate Bill 2979 (“SB2979’), which Senate President Pro Tempore William Cunningham introduced, includes a significant benefit to corporations, employers, and other private entities in Illinois by clarifying that, in a case where the same violation occurs more than once, it would constitute only one violation for purposes of statutory...