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Navigating the Holy Hurdles of Fresh Religious Accommodation Guidelines

Navigating the Holy Hurdles of Fresh Religious Accommodation Guidelines

by Adam C. Maxwell | Jul 19, 2023 | Adam C. Maxwell, Employment Spotlight, Insights

On June 29, the Supreme Court clarified the circumstances under which requests for religious accommodations must be granted by employers who are subject to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”).  Such employers must now grant requests for religious...
New Illinois Law Requires Employers to Provide Workers Up to 40 Hours of Paid Leave

New Illinois Law Requires Employers to Provide Workers Up to 40 Hours of Paid Leave

by Matthew P. Tyrrell | Mar 16, 2023 | Insights, Employment Spotlight, 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...
FTC Proposed Regulation Places Non-Competes in Jeopardy

FTC Proposed Regulation Places Non-Competes in Jeopardy

by Matthew P. Tyrrell | Jan 6, 2023 | Insights, Employment Spotlight, 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...
New Illinois Law Requires Employers to Provide Workers Up to 40 Hours of Paid Leave

THE EMPLOYMENT SPOTLIGHT: Hiring, Firing, and Everything in Between

by Adam C. Maxwell | Oct 4, 2022 | Insights, Adam C. Maxwell, Employment Spotlight

Welcome to Q4 2022! We are wishing all of our SFBBG clients and friends a strong and successful close out to the year.  As we look to the start of 2023, we highlight a few significant new laws that take effect in Illinois effective January 1: The “Create a...
What Employers Need to Know About the City of Chicago’s Amended Sexual Harassment Ordinance

What Employers Need to Know About the City of Chicago’s Amended Sexual Harassment Ordinance

by Matthew P. Tyrrell | Jun 20, 2022 | Insights, Employment Spotlight, 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...
Seventh Circuit: Merely Discouraging FMLA Leave May Constitute FMLA Interference

Seventh Circuit: Merely Discouraging FMLA Leave May Constitute FMLA Interference

by Matthew P. Tyrrell | Jun 8, 2022 | Insights, Employment Spotlight

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...

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