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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: U.S. Department Of Labor Enters Partnership To Promote Safety During Construction Project At Rush University Medical Center In Chicago
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Power Ujamaa Construction have signed a strategic partnership to promote worker safety and health during the construction of an outpatient care center at the Rush University Medical Center (RUMC) – a destination center for cancer and neurological care. -
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: U.S. Department of labor finds three Chicago area companies violated child labor regulations after minors suffer serious injuries
After investigations by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), it was determined that three Chicago-area companies – Maria V. Contracting, Prate Roofing & Installations LLC, and Red Line Management – violated the Child Labor Provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). -
FAEGRE BAKERS DANIELS: Planning for Employment Law Changes for 2020 in Illinois
Federal and state legislatures have been busy this year, passing new employment laws and regulations that will impact employers in 2020 and beyond. -
LITTLER MENDELSON: Oh My... 7(i): An Overview of the “Inside Sales” Exemption's Requirements, Nuances and Common Pitfalls
This presentation will provide an overview of inside sales exemption's requirements, including the latest regulatory guidance offered by the U.S. Department of Labor regarding the exemption's application. -
Ex-Westlake Hospital workers bring class action vs Pipeline, say violated WARN Act in closing hospital
The owners of Westlake Hospital in Melrose Park are being sued again, this time by ex-workers who claim they broke the WARN Act when they closed the hospital. -
Comptroller's order on prevailing wage a political move: Attorney
An order cementing the state's commitment to enforcing prevailing wage laws is a way to keep the trade unions on the side of Democratic state officials, according to a lawyer with expertise in defending companies on labor matters. -
'Good employment hygiene' can ward off serial discrimination lawsuits, attorney says
Employers should seek to boost good employment practices, including improving techniques for fielding complaints and taking suggestions from employees, to help ward off an uptick in so-called "serial discrimination" lawsuits, such as those being waged against Walmart across the country and soon in Illinois. -
Federal judge ends extra actor's discrimination complaint vs 'Chicago Med' makers, casting firms
A federal judge has pulled the plug on an actor’s discrimination lawsuit involving a casting company that secures extras for NBC’s television series “Chicago Med.” -
Attorney: Illinois employers should evaluate heightened litigation risk after state heightens prevailing wage law rules
Employers in Illinois won't notice an immediate litigation risk increase in the changes to the state prevailing wage law that took affect earlier this month but they will eventually, a Chicago labor attorney said during a recent interview. -
Labor Dept. 'gig economy' letter can help companies accused of misclassifying independent contractors, attorney says
The U.S. Department of Labor recently clarified its position on the classification of workers within the growing so-called "gig economy," stating it believes most such workers can be described as independent contractors, and not employees, under federal labor laws. -
Proposed change to IL biometrics law could offer relief to employers from lawsuit 'abuse' of privacy protections
Legislation in Springfield could bring relief to employers and others facing potentially ruinous lawsuits over nothing more than requiring employees to scan fingerprints when punching in and out work shifts. -
DYKEMA GOSSETT PLLC: Dykema Elects Nine New Members
Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced that its Executive Board elected nine new members to the firm effective January 1, 2019. -
Judge: Mondelez can't force workers to take a day off each week to reduce OT pay
A Chicago federal judge has burnt a suit by snacks maker Mondelez, which wanted employees to take 24 hours off every seven days to avoid overtime, finding labor law requires bosses let employees rest every seventh day, but also must give them the option of working. -
TRESSLER LLP: Dibora Berhanu Joins Tressler’s Insurance Practice Group
Tressler LLP is happy to welcome Dibora Berhanu as a new associate in Tressler’s Chicago office. -
With Democratic lock on IL government, 'new wave' of regulation, enforcement, litigation 'likely': Attorneys
Democrats have grabbed a stranglehold on Illinois state government. And that could mean businesses and employers of all sizes should begin to prepare for a new pro-labor, pro-plaintiffs environment of anticipated heightened government scrutiny, regulatory action and lawsuits, say attorneys who regularly work with businesses and employers facing such actions. -
Appeals court: Office Depot commission policies don't negate obligation to pay workers within month
Businesses who employ commissioned sales representatives may need to reevaluate their policies for paying commissions, after appeals judges said company policies don't trump Illinois law requiring employers to promptly pay commissioned sales reps. -
SCOTUS employee arbitration decision could have profound effects on employment law, costly class actions
One of the most recent decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court could have the greatest impact on employment and class action law of any case in years. -
SCOTUS says auto service advisors are exempt from fed OT rules, but lawyer warns state law may differ
Following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that auto service advisers are exempt from federal overtime pay rules, an Illinois attorney is advising dealerships in Illinois to be careful about requirements under state law. -
Employer groups ask Rauner to veto Dem-backed bill to transfer enforcement powers from Labor Dept to A/G
A prominent Democratic Illinois state lawmaker, who is now seeking his party's nomination as the state's next attorney general, has lined up behind new legislation intended to give the attorney general new powers to pursue businesses embroiled in wage disputes - new powers that will come at the expense of the state's Labor Department, according to business groups. -
California judge says GrubHub delivery drivers are contractors, not employees, under the law
A California judge has shed some light on the perils of the "gig economy" by ruling on the case of a former GrubHub delivery driver who the court concluded should be classified as an independent contractor.