by SFBBG | Mar 16, 2023 | Insights, Employment Spotlight, Matthew P. Tyrrell
On March 13, 2023, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed new legislation requiring Illinois employers to provide employees up to 40 hours of paid leave within a 12-month period, which can be used for any reason. The new legislation, referred to as The Paid...
by SFBBG | Jan 6, 2023 | Insights, Employment Spotlight, Matthew P. Tyrrell
Yesterday, U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced a proposed new regulation prohibiting non-compete agreements in the workplace and requiring employers to rescind non-compete agreements currently in place. The FTC’s proposed rule, if enacted, would have an...
by SFBBG | Jun 20, 2022 | Insights, Employment Spotlight, Matthew P. Tyrrell
In April of 2022, the City of Chicago’s City Council passed an amendment to the Municipal Code ordinance addressing sexual harassment in the workplace (the “Amendment”). What follows is a brief summary of the key aspects of the Amendment impacting employers and...
by SFBBG | Apr 29, 2022 | Firm News, Matthew P. Tyrrell, Norman T. Finkel
On April 25, 2022, SFBBG’s Norm Finkel and Matthew Tyrrell obtained a victory on behalf of a firm client in a federal suit asserting that the client violated the federal wiretap act and engaged in other tortious conduct. The plaintiff, who is dating the firm...
by SFBBG | Sep 12, 2021 | Insights, COVID-19 Updates, Matthew P. Tyrrell
Since December 2020, the federal government, beginning with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s initial guidance on the subject, has made clear that mandatory employer vaccine requirements were permissible and did not violate Title VII of the Civil Rights...
by SFBBG | Dec 21, 2020 | Insights, COVID-19 Updates, Matthew P. Tyrrell
On December 16, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued new guidance for employers regarding the recently approved COVID-19 vaccines and the implications under applicable equal employment opportunity laws, including the Americans with...
