by Matthew P. Tyrrell | Mar 16, 2023 | Insights, Matthew P. Tyrrell
On March 13, 2023, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed new legislation requiring Illinois employers to provide employees up to 40 hours of paid leave within a 12-month period, which can be used for any reason. The new legislation, referred to as The Paid...
by Matthew P. Tyrrell | Jan 6, 2023 | Insights, Matthew P. Tyrrell
Yesterday, U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced a proposed new regulation prohibiting non-compete agreements in the workplace and requiring employers to rescind non-compete agreements currently in place. The FTC’s proposed rule, if enacted, would have an...
by Matthew P. Tyrrell | Jun 20, 2022 | Insights, Matthew P. Tyrrell
In April of 2022, the City of Chicago’s City Council passed an amendment to the Municipal Code ordinance addressing sexual harassment in the workplace (the “Amendment”). What follows is a brief summary of the key aspects of the Amendment impacting employers and...
by Matthew P. Tyrrell | Jun 8, 2022 | Insights
Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued a significant decision clarifying the scope of the Family & Medical Leave Act’s (“FMLA”) provision prohibiting employers from interfering with an employee’s exercise of his or her rights under the...
by Matthew P. Tyrrell | Sep 12, 2021 | COVID-19 Updates, Insights, Matthew P. Tyrrell
Since December 2020, the federal government, beginning with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s initial guidance on the subject, has made clear that mandatory employer vaccine requirements were permissible and did not violate Title VII of the Civil Rights...
