In September 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a finding that between 2013 and 2018, IBM engaged in systemic age discrimination. In its findings, the EEOC noted that 85.85% of workers considered by IBM for layoff were older workers. Many ...
Read MoreThe Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit this month accusing grocery giant The Kroger Company of violating Title VII of the ...
View MoreIllinois courts recently made two key decisions to explain the Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”). Passed in 2008 as a consumer protection ...
View MoreAs we have moved into 2020, now is a fitting time to ensure your company handbook is up to date and in compliance with the numerous laws that recently ...
View MoreThe road to hell is paved with good intentions, and nowhere is that more apparent than in legislation. Illinois legislators expended great effort last ...
View MoreThe technological advances of the last decade have had a seismic impact on our society, and are perhaps no more deeply felt than in the workplace. ...
View MoreI recently came across an interesting problem faced by an HR manager. A particular department at her organization consisted of ten employees—and no ...
View MoreThe State of Illinois enjoys strong anti-discrimination protections. The Illinois Human Rights Act (“IHRA”) forbids an employer from discriminating ...
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