Illinois Employers Now Required to Permit Use of Company Devices for Recording Crimes of Violence

The Illinois Victims’ Economic Security and Safety Act (VESSA) provides leave benefits for victims of violent crime, including domestic, sexual, and gender violence. Under the law, leave is also available to employees whose family or household members are victims of crimes of violence, and it applies to all Illinois employers. More ›

Presidential Executive Order Seeks to Eliminate Disparate Impact Liability: Here’s What Employers Need to Know

On April 23, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order titled Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy (the “EO”), marking a significant shift in federal civil rights enforcement.

The EO directs federal agencies to eliminate or deprioritize disparate impact liability “to the maximum degree possible,” fundamentally realigning federal enforcement around intentional discrimination and away from statistical disparities alone. More ›

Employers Must Comply With Key Changes Made to the Requirements of the Illinois Workplace Transparency Act

A recent amendment signed into law on August 15, 2025, will expand the protections and scope of the Illinois Workplace Transparency Act (WTA) in several important ways. The law, originally enacted in 2019, ushered in a number of new regulations and amendments to existing laws with the goal of further preventing harassment and discrimination in the workforce. More ›

Understanding Illinois’ New NICU Leave Law: Key Takeaways for Employers

With the passage of the Family Neonatal Intensive Care Leave Act (the “Act”), Illinois employers must comply with new obligations when supporting employees during a critical time—the hospitalization of a newborn in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Effective June 1, 2026, this law expands protected leave available to eligible employees and requires employers to take proactive steps to comply. More ›

Seventh Circuit Ruling Provides Employers With Greater Leverage to Challenge Collective Actions and Limit Exposure

The Seventh Circuit’s recent decision in Richards v. Eli Lilly & Co., 2025 U.S. App. LEXIS 19667 (7^th Cir. 2025) significantly changes how federal courts within the circuit will handle collective actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). More ›

Does the Americans with Disabilities Act Protect Retired Employees? Recent U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Offers New Guidance for Employers

On June 20, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Stanley v. City of Sanford, an 8-1 ruling that significantly limits the reach of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) once an employee has retired. More ›

Minnesota Employers Must Comply With Expanded Meal and Rest Break Requirements Beginning in January 2026

On June 14, 2025, Governor Walz signed into law amendments to Minnesota’s meal and rest break requirements, which go into effect on January 1, 2026. The amendments can be found at Minnesota Statutes §§ 177.253 and 177.254. More ›

Second Circuit Reinstates New York Reproductive Health Bias Law's Notice Requirement in Employee Handbooks

On January 2, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated a permanent injunction that barred the enforcement of a requirement under the New York Labor Law Section 203-e (the "Act") that New York State employers must include a notice in their employee handbooks regarding the Act's prohibition against discrimination based on an employee's or their dependent's reproductive health decisions. New York employers are now required to include such a notice in their employee handbooks. More ›

Second Circuit Clarifies Standard for Reasonable Accommodation Requests Under the ADA

The Second Circuit's decision in Tudor v. Whitehall Central School District is a significant ruling that clarifies the standard for reasonable accommodation requests under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). More ›

Amendments to New York's Retail Worker Safety Act Employers Must Prepare for

On February 14, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law an amendment to the Retail Worker Safety Act. In a prior blog post, we discussed the Retail Worker Safety Act and its implications on New York retail employers. Below, we examine the amendments modifying the Retail Worker Safety Act. More ›