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Food service and sanitation workers at the United Center filed dozens of labor complaints against the venue’s concessionaire Tuesday, alleging the company violated labor law by working some employees 35 days straight.

The phrase "the only thing certain is change" holds true this year (as it has in past years) for employers in Illinois.

State Senator Bill Cunningham and State Representative Fran Hurley introduced legislation to legally require the city of Chicago to give police officers a minimum of one day off each week.

The City of Chicago and the State of Illinois have recently amended a number of employment laws. These amendments include: adjustments to Chicago’s Human Rights Ordinance addressing...

Effective January 1, 2023, employers with employees in Illinois will be subject to a number of expanded compliance obligations. First, employers will be required to provide employees...

Amendments to Chicago Ordinance Impose Additional Obligations Relating to the Prevention of Sexual Harassment - As of July 1, 2022, amendments to the Chicago Human...

Currently, an employee who is to work 7.5 hours must receive a 20-minute meal period during the first five hours. Per the amendments, an employee who works 7.5 hours is also entitled to an additional meal period of 20 minutes for each additional 4.5 hours of work.

On May 13, 2022, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law SB3146, amending the provisions of the One Day Rest in Seven Act (ODRISA), which addresses both day of rest and meal...

Seyfarth Synopsis: Recent and Important Amendments to Illinois’ One Day Rest in Seven Act

On May 13, 2022, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law SB3146, amending the provisions of the Illinois One Day Rest in Seven Act (ODRISA), ...