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We report below on four case developments during June 2023 in the area of independent contractor misclassification: two of which are centered on Illinois. That state has one of the...

A healthcare staffing firm will pay $950,000 in back wages and interest to approximately 3,000 workers, the Illinois Attorney General announced.

CHICAGO - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced a settlement agreement that resolves an investigation by the Attorney General’s office and

PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh attorney maintains that his former law firm breached his employment contract and owes him thousands of dollars in unpaid wages, in violation of both state and federal law.

Executive Summary: For this entire 2023-2024 Illinois legislative term, we have been closely watching dozens of proposed employment bills make their way through the Illinois Legislature.

As employers in Illinois should recall, having a written expense reimbursement policy is a best practice based on changes to the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act (IWPCA) that...

CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Department of Transportation Division of Highways denies allegations against it in a complaint by an employee who claims he hasn't been properly paid for his work.

PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh law firm has countered a breach of contract lawsuit from one of its former attorneys, by alleging that the plaintiff being derelict from his duties cost it both new business and over $200,000 in lost revenue.

CLARKSBURG – A federal judge has remanded two lawsuits originally filed by Morgantown police officers and firefighters accusing the city of retaliation back to state court.

In April, the Illinois Department of Labor published new regulations regarding the expense reimbursement requirements in Section 9.5 of the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act. The...