The Illinois Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act (the "Act") has been amended to address the steps an Illinois employer using E-Verify must take in the event it receives written notification...

Chicago continues to be at the forefront of combatting sexual harassment in the workplace by further expanding the existing training requirements. Chicago employers have previously...

Late last month, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear Groff v. DeJoy, a case that could potentially change the legal landscape for employers handling accommodation requests for an employee's...

National Estate Planning Awareness week was adopted in 2008 by the House of Representatives to help the public understand the importance of estate planning. In honor of National Estate Planning Week...

As the start of 2025 has already shown with the destructive Los Angeles wildfires, the impact of climate change on businesses and homes can be devastating. Many owners and construction contractors were already grappling.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a new workplace poster titled "Know Your Rights," which replaces the former "EEO is the Law" poster. Covered employers are required...

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced a new proposed rule that – if it becomes final – would extend overtime pay to over 3 million American workers.

The U.S. Supreme Court held, in an 8-0 opinion, that severance pay that is not tied to the receipt of state unemployment benefits is subject to FICA tax.

The U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Wage and Hour Division recently released an opinion letter finding that employees who qualify for leave under the...

The key to a successful construction project often lies in how much work you do long before the first shovel of dirt is turned. But where should an owner or developer focus their time and resources...

A federal judge in Texas granted a preliminary injunction on June 28, 2024, barring the July 1, 2024, effect of a new U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) overtime regulation that would have increased the salary threshold...

On November 15, 2024, a federal judge in Texas struck down the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) final rule (Rule) expanding overtime eligibility for millions of workers...

On June 27, 2025, the Supreme Court issued its decision on review of three federal court orders that have blocked—on a nationwide basis—implementation of President Trump's executive order...

The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) issued new rules last week regarding the statutory change to the Illinois Minimum Wage Law, which extends its protections to domestic workers.

The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that a mandatory job transfer might be considered an "adverse employment action" under federal anti-discrimination law.

In the first definitive ruling on the Federal Trade Commission's Final Rule banning most noncompete agreements, the Texas federal judge that previously granted a preliminary injunction to temporarily block the Final Rule from taking effect.

The U.S. Department of Energy recently released the first federal blueprint to decarbonize the building sector, which accounts for over a third of the nation's planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions.

On October 3, 2025, the U.S. Department of Transportation issued an Interim Final Rule ("IFR") for the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise in Airport Concessions Program...

The U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Wage and Hour Division released a Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) providing guidance about employer obligations and worker protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)...

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses across the country filed claims for business interruption coverage with their insurance carriers, most, if not all of which, were denied.