With significant developments in Illinois labor and employment laws over the past year, employers are now required to adjust their policies to ensure continued legal compliance..
Seyfarth Synopsis: The City of Chicago recently published a few guidance updates to the Chicago Fair Workweek Ordinance: (1) The City published its new annual Notice – effective July 1,.
The Chicago Fair Workweek Ordinance went into effect in 2020. In a previous article, we discussed how the ordinance brought predictability to employee scheduling by requiring employers.
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Last year, several major employment laws were enacted in the State of Illinois, and specifically in the City of Chicago. Employers in Illinois and/or Chicago should be reminded of these laws for 2021. Here are just a few of the highlights:
The Illinois Human Rights Act (“IHRA”) was amended to cover “single-employee” employers and to require employers to report to the Illinois Department of Human Rights (“IDHR”) all adverse judgements and rulings relating to harassment and discrimination;
Employees covered by the Chicago Fair Workweek Ordinance now have a private right of action against employers for violations of the law;
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The beginning of 2021 saw the advent of new employment laws for employers with operations and employees located in the State of Illinois and the City of Chicago. Here are some of the new state and local laws that employers in Illinois and/or Chicago need to be aware of. Developments involving the Illinois Human Rights Act, the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, the Chicago Anti-Retaliation Ordinance, and the Chicago Fair Workweek Ordinance are discussed.
Illinois Law Expands Coverage of Employers and Reporting of Discrimination Judgments in 2021
Effective July 1, 2020, Illinois employers with one or more employees were covered by the Illinois Human Rights Act. Previously, only employers with 15 or more employees were subject to state discrimination/retaliation claims under the Illinois Human Rights Act. Illinois employers should keep this important change in mind in 2021 and moving forward.