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As employers enhance their inclusion, equity and diversity (IE&D) efforts, federal and state courts have seen an uptick in litigation over the scope…

In the past few years, the global trend towards prioritizing inclusion, equity, and diversity (IE&D) has inspired and challenged employers in every industry. On the one hand, there is a...

Illinois employers should be prepared to take on several new requirements in 2023 and take steps to ensure that their policies and practices are up to date with current Illinois laws....

The CROWN Act bans race-related hair discrimination in the workplace, housing and places of public accommodations like stores, restaurants, parks and movie theaters. It took effect Jan. 1 in Illinois.

The best practice for employers is to update their Employee Handbooks at least annually to comply with recently enacted legislation. Here are the top…

A year after Jett's law banned school dress codes from policing kids' hairstyles, the CROWN Act now takes the policy to other institutions.

Happy New Year! Several Illinois laws related to schools became effective January 1, 2023, and our team at Franczek P.C. has compiled them in its new School Law Legislative Update,...

Happy New Year! Several employment laws became effective January 1, 2023, and our team at Franczek P.C. has compiled them in its new Labor & Employment Law Legislative Update, focused...

As the new year rolls in, Illinois employers should take note of new laws that went into effect on January 1, 2023. First, Illinois has expanded and renamed the former...

The Illinois legislature passed over 180 laws that took effect Jan. 1, including rest and meal break requirements, bereavement leave updates, and hair-based discrimination protections.