8/20/2024 3:15:36 PM Illinois becomes second state to regulate employers’ use of Artificial Intelligence in employment decisions By Jill Vorobiev Amanda Witt On August 9, 2024, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed HB 3773 into law, amending the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) to regulate the...
12/2/2021 5:23:20 PM Illinois limits conscience-based vaccine objections, while other states allow them By Jill Vorobiev Amy Harwath On November 8, 2021, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law an amendment to the Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act (the Act)...
6/24/2021 3:47:14 PM Illinois’ new non-compete restrictions expected to become law By Jill Vorobiev Amy Harwath On May 31, 2021, the Illinois legislature passed SB 672, a bill that amends the Illinois Freedom to Work Act, the state’s non-compete...
7/8/2020 7:43:49 PM It’s official: Illinois law presumes COVID-19 is a workplace injury for essential workers By Jill Vorobiev Amy Harwath Illinois officially has made it easier for certain workers who contract COVID-19 to claim it is an occupational disease for purposes of...
3/21/2020 5:39:25 PM Illinois governor issues “stay at home” order in response to COVID-19 By Jill Vorobiev Amy Harwath On March 20, 2020, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker issued an executive order directing all Illinois residents to “stay at home.” The...