Effective Jan. 1, 2019, employers must reimburse employees for expenses incurred in the scope of employment. Failure to do so is akin to any other failure to compensate employees under the law.
Under an amendment to the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act, employers must reimburse employees for all necessary expenditures or losses incurred by employees.
Courts hold that postemployment restrictive covenants must be supported by adequate consideration, generally characterized as "employment for a substantial period of time." But what is a "substantial period of time"? Illinois Supreme Court guidance would be helpful.
This proposed legislation would amend the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act by clearly establishing the jurisdiction of the Legislative Ethics Commission and the Legislative Inspector General.
A group of Cook County public defenders is suing the sheriff and others in an effort to stop inmates from aggressively exposing themselves at the Cook County Jail.
The appellate process in section 11 of the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act is amended to reflect that the filing of an appeal to the Appellate Court does not automatically stay the enforcement of the Board's order.
A court may allow a claim for punitive damages in a negligent employment case if evidence reasonably supports a finding that the employer acted willfully, or with a certain level of gross negligence as to indicate a wanton disregard for the rights of others.
When retirement-plan participants die, what happens to their ex-spouses' benefits? This article looks at a variety of death-after-divorce benefit division scenarios.
After the seventh circuit's decision in Ortiz, attorneys no longer need to divide evidence of employment discrimination into subgroups and should look instead at the big picture.
The Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) adopted amendments to "The Administration and Operation of the Teachers' Retirement System." Additions to the disability benefits and disability retirement annuity sections clarify how contributions to retirement plans affect employment income calculations.
Just days before it was to take effect, a federal district court in Texas issued an injunction against implementing the Department of Labor's new overtime rule.
The Employee Sick Leave Act now allows employees to use personal sick leave benefits provided by their employer for absences relating to family members.
In Abercrombie, the U.S. Supreme Court made it easier for job-applicant plaintiffs to survive summary judgment in Title VII failure-to-accommodate cases.
The Department of Central Management Services ("DCMS") adopted amendments to section 310.210 of the pay plan for public officials and employees to reflect collective bargaining agreements signed between DCMS and 13 trade unions.
Too few law firms follow best practices for paying employees who work more the 40 hours a week, an employment lawyer warns. The new federal overtime rules, effective December 1, are a fresh reason for getting it right.
Unpaid minimum wage claims can be rewarding - and confusing. Find out how to evaluate an unpaid minimum wage case and whether to bring it in federal or state court.
A new federal minimum wage regulation proposed by the U.S. Department of Labor significantly expands the number of employees who must be paid time and a half for overtime.
The Department of Labor, in accordance with legislative amendments to the Employee Classification Act, revised the regulations governing Employee Classifications to expand the definition of an "individual performing services."
A new Illinois law, one of the most protective nationwide, requires employers to provide a range of reasonable accommodations to pregnant woman and new mothers.
