Category Archives: Uncategorized

Chicago Enacts Fair Workweek Ordinance

By Caralyn M. Olie and Steven J. Pearlman on August 5, 2019 Posted in Uncategorized

On July 24, 2019, the Chicago City Council passed and Mayor Lightfoot approved a predictive scheduling ordinance known as the Fair Workweek Ordinance (the “Ordinance”). It becomes effective on July 1, 2020. The following summarizes key features of the Ordinance. Covered Employers and Employees. Covered Employers are employers in the building services, healthcare, hotel, manufacturing, … Continue Reading

EEOC Commissioner Lipnic: “Nothing will stop” EEO-1 Component 2

By Guy Brenner on August 1, 2019 Posted in Uncategorized

As employers are well aware, the pay and hours worked data component of the EEO-1 (known as “Component 2”) is, due to a court ruling, now in effect, and employers have until September 30 to submit 2017 and 2018 Component 2 data to the EEOC. Our prior blog posts about Component 2 are available here and here. … Continue Reading

EEOC Issues Statement Regarding EEO-1

By Guy Brenner and Kate Gold on April 30, 2019 Posted in Uncategorized

On April 29, 2019, the EEOC issued the following statement regarding the recent EEO-1 developments: Notice of Immediate Reinstatement of Revised EEO-1: Pay Data Collection EEO-1 filers should begin preparing to submit Component 2 data for calendar year 2018 by September 30, 2019, in light of the court’s recent decision in National Women’s Law Center, et … Continue Reading

BREAKING: Judge Lifts Stay On EEO-1 Pay Data Submission Requirement

By Guy Brenner on March 5, 2019 Posted in Uncategorized

Quick Hit: A federal judge has issued an order lifting the stay issued by the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) that halted implementation of the EEOC’s revised EEO-1 form that would have added compensation data to the annual EEO-1 survey submission (the “Revised EEO-1”). In so ruling, the judge ordered “that the previous approval … Continue Reading

2019 Brings Employment Law Changes for Illinois Employers

By Steven J. Pearlman, Edward Young and Holly Ren Morris on December 13, 2018 Posted in Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation, Uncategorized, Workplace Policies and Procedures

As 2018 draws to a close, state and local lawmakers in Illinois have been passing legislation that will further regulate a variety of employers’ practices. Here is a look at what Illinois employers can expect in 2019. New Laws Effective January 1, 2019 Employee Reimbursement for Business Expenses – An amendment to the Illinois Wage … Continue Reading

New Federal Tip Rules Expected in October 2018

By Allan Bloom on October 19, 2018 Posted in Uncategorized

Since 1966, Section 3(m) of the Fair Labor Standards Act permits an employer to take a tip credit toward its minimum wage obligation for tipped employees equal to the difference between the required cash wage (currently $2.13) and the federal minimum wage (currently $7.25). Employers using the tip credit must be able to show that … Continue Reading

Trump’s Fall Regulatory Agenda Pegs March 2019 For Proposed New Overtime Rule

By Allan Bloom on October 17, 2018 Posted in Uncategorized, Wage and Hour

In its Fall 2018 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, published today, the Trump Administration formally announced its intention to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in March 2019 “to determine the appropriate salary level for exemption of executive, administrative and professional employees.” See our earlier post for what to expect in the proposed new rule.… Continue Reading

Portland, Oregon Adopts First-of-Its-Kind CEO Pay Ratio Tax on Employers

By Allan Bloom and Laura Fant on December 12, 2016 Posted in Uncategorized

The Portland, Oregon City Council has passed an ordinance that will impose a tax surcharge on publicly traded companies whose chief executive officers are paid at least 100 times more than the median pay of other company employees. Portland is the first locality in the nation to enact such a requirement. The law, which passed by … Continue Reading