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 Adam C. Maxwell | Oct 4, 2022 | Insights, Adam C. Maxwell, Employment Spotlight
Welcome to Q4 2022! We are wishing all of our SFBBG clients and friends a strong and successful close out to the year. As we look to the start of 2023, we highlight a few significant new laws that take effect in Illinois effective January 1: The “Create a...
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 | Jun 8, 2022 | Insights, Employment Spotlight
Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued a significant decision clarifying the scope of the Family & Medical Leave Act’s (“FMLA”) provision prohibiting employers from interfering with an employee’s exercise of his or her rights under the...
