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Executive Summary: On March 23, 2021,
Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law Illinois Senate Bill 1480
which amends the Illinois Human Rights Act, the Illinois Equal Pay
Act of 2003, and the Illinois Business Corporation Act, and imposes
new obligations on employers. The amendments are available at: https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/101/101-0656.htm.
The changes include:
Consideration of Criminal Histories under Illinois Human Rights
Act
Amendments to Illinois Business Corporations Act regarding
employee demographics
New Equal Pay Requirements (including whistleblower protection
for reporting violations of the new requirements)
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New York, N.Y. (April 5, 2021) - The New York
City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) is considered to be one of the most
progressive discrimination laws in the nation. Earlier this year,
the New York City Council passed a bill which expands the scope of
the New York City Fair Chance Act (FCA), more commonly known as the ban-the-box law. The FCA prohibits most New York City
employers from inquiring about an applicant s criminal history
until after the employer extends a conditional offer of employment.
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There is an old saying in Washington, D.C., that personnel is
policy. It is common sense: whoever is in charge of a federal
agency or subagency will impart his or her own particular policy
preferences on the agency s priorities, resource allocation,
and regulatory agenda. In the current hyper-partisan political
environment, where the U.S. Congress has ceded much of the federal
policymaking apparatus to the federal agencies, this old saying is
even more appropriate. The situation is more complicated, however,
when talking about agencies that are helmed by bipartisan boards or
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ("ARPA") includes a valuable benefit for an employee who has lost (or loses) healthcare coverage due to an involuntary termination or reduction in hours.
On March 31, 2021, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law the New York State Cannabis/Marijuana Regulation & Taxation Act, which legalized the use of recreational marijuana for individuals.