by Adam Hudoba Illinois’ One Day Rest in Seven Act requires employers to provide certain employees a baseline amount of rest days during a workweek and a baseline amount of breaks during a workday. Significant amendments to the Act (via P.A. 102-0828) went into effect on January 1, 2023, including: (1) changing the definition for “Work Period”; (2) adding additional …

by Joseph S. Davidson On July 1, 2022, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed Public Act 1102, which is commonly known as the Create a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair (“CROWN”) Act. This new legislation amends the Illinois Human Rights Act (“IHRA”) to expand discrimination prohibitions on “traits associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and …

by Erin Kiernat Receiving a little more than 58% of the votes cast at the November 2022 general election, Illinois voters approved an amendment to the Illinois Constitution known as the Workers’ Rights Amendment. The Amendment holds that: Employees shall have the fundamental right to organize and to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing for the purpose of …