Jeannil D. Boji Partner

In welcome news for employers, the Chicago City Council passed an amendment to the new Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance, which will delay implementation of paid leave requirements from December 31, 2023, to July 1, 2024.

The City of Chicago approved the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance on November 9, 2023, providing all employees working in the city with up to five annual days of paid leave that can be used for any purpose and five annual days of paid sick leave that can be used for specified purposes.

The Illinois legislature engaged in a flurry of recent activity in the area of employee protections. Included below are highlights of new employment laws in place as of January 1, 2020.

Pop-ups are a fun and effective way to engage new clients and increase brand awareness while keeping overhead costs low. While these temporary retail stores have been embraced by both retailers and consumers, the approach has the following significant legal considerations that should be kept top of mind.

In Christopher v. Smithkline Beecham Corp., the Supreme Court held that pharmaceutical sales representatives qualify as “outside salesmen” under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and are thus exempt from FLSA’s overtime wage requirements. In doing so, the Court declined to defer to the Department of Labor's (DOL) position on the issue.

A half-day, virtual employment law workshop, which covered a variety of topics, including an update on seminal federal and state employment law developments including in the areas of wage-and-hour law and the gig economy, family and medical leave and accommodations, arbitration and confidentiality in employment agreements, and other trends employers should watch in 2022.