The Illinois Department of Human Rights recently published its model sexual harassment prevention training. This model training relates to the recent amendments and…

The Illinois Department of Human Rights has published frequently asked questions about the Illinois Workplace Transparency Act’s reporting mandate. They indicate that nearly all employers are subject to the reporting requirements, because “employer” is defined as “any person employing one or more…

In McCann v. Badger Mining Corp., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed summary judgment and held that no jury could conclude that the plaintiff’s job would not have been eliminated “but for” her disability. The case involved an employee who requested time off related…

The U.S. Department of Labor has issued revised regulations for the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to address the issues raised by a federal judge in New York who vacated portions of the regulations. The revised regulations take effect today. For the most part, DOL respectfully disagreed…

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has published a final rule titled “Nondiscrimination Obligations of Federal Contractors and Subcontractors: Procedures to Resolve Potential…

New York and New Jersey courts and legislatures have taken steps to curb the use of employer arbitration agreements, with courts determining that these provisions are enforceable if their terms are explicit and the party seeking to compel arbitration can prove the signor’s acceptance. Despite the…

Illinois employers of all sizes have until Dec. 31 to conduct sexual harassment prevention training under the Illinois Workplace Transparency Act. The law requires employers to provide workplace harassment training to all employees at least once a year.

At a minimum, the training must…

Laws that do not specifically address artificial intelligence may have an unintentional disparate impact on AI technologies because of their need for data. This has been seen in areas such as data privacy and discrimination. Many proposed and pending state privacy bills would not regulate AI…

A recent Third Circuit Court of Appeal decision provides guidance on what a good call-in policy can look like. The district court held that a terminated employee’s failure to comply with a hospital’s absence-reporting policy defeated all of her claims, in part because she offered no reasonable…