Subject Index Labor Law

More Overtime, Please!

By Amelia Buragas
November
2023
LawPulse
, Page 12
U.S. Department of Labor considers changing overtime policy for salaried workers.

Wage contractors have a right to a prevailing wage

October
2023
Illinois Law Update
, Page 14
The Illinois General Assembly amended the Prevailing Wage Act. Any laborer, worker, or mechanic who is employed by a contractor, or by any lower tier subcontractor, and is paid for services in an amount less than the prevailing wage rate for work performed on a project, shall

One Day Rest in Seven Act amended, updating the required rest period and adding new civil penalties

April
2023
Illinois Law Update
, Page 16
The Illinois General Assembly amended the One Day Rest in Seven Act. The amendment modifies the timing for granting employees a required 24-hour rest period and additional meal periods. It also imposes new civil penalties against covered employers who violate certain sections of the Act.

Section 11 of the Equal Pay Act of 2003 implemented; process for Illinois businesses to obtain equal-pay registration certificates

April
2023
Illinois Law Update
, Page 16
The Department of Labor (DOL) adopted amendments to the Part titled Equal Pay in Employment, which implements section 11 of the Equal Pay Act of 2003 (Act). The Act requires Illinois businesses employing more than 100 employees to file annual reports with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to apply for equal-pay registration certificates from the DOL every two years.

COVID-19 at Work

By Craig Colbrook
March
2023
Article
, Page 38
Workers claiming they’ve been infected with COVID-19 at work should prepare to face challenges from employers, even if the boss may have a hard time proving otherwise.

Electronic authorization cards approved to demonstrate interest in bargaining units

December
2022
Illinois Law Update
, Page 12
The Illinois Labor Relations Board adopted amendments to the Representation Proceedings Part of the Illinois Public Relations Act. The amendment authorizes employees to show interest in joining or forming bargaining units through electronic signature.

Trampoline courts’ required procedures for major modifications

September
2022
Illinois Law Update
, Page 16
The Department of Labor adopted amendments to the Amusement Ride and Attraction Safety Act, adding requirements for trampoline courts undergoing major modifications. Major modifications include changes in a trampoline court’s structural or operational characteristics that can alter its performance from that specified in the manufacturer’s design criteria.

Employer requirements under Occupational Safety and Health Act updated

May
2022
Illinois Law Update
, Page 14
The Department of Labor amended Health and Safety regulations to reflect updates to the Illinois Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA). New Form 300—a yearly summary log of injuries and illnesses—requires employers to keep records of all recordable occupational injuries and illnesses for that workplace.

Labor rules updated for child performers in film, television, and stage productions

February
2022
Illinois Law Update
, Page 14
The Department of Labor adopted amendments to the Part titled Child Labor Law. The amendment updates rules for child performers, defined as unemancipated persons under 16 who perform in live or prerecorded radio, television, motion pictures, and other entertainment.

Contractor payment reports to the Department of Labor due on April 30

September
2021
Illinois Law Update
, Page 18
The Department of Labor adopted an amendment to the Part titled Employee Classification.

Illinois and the Data Center Game

By James Connolly Jr. & Joseph P. Sweeney
August
2021
Article
, Page 38
Data centers, tax incentives, the Prevailing Wage Act, and issues of preemption.

Prevailing Wage Act applicable only when parties stipulate rates

August
2021
Illinois Law Update
, Page 18
On May 20, 2021, the Illinois Supreme Court held that a public contractor cannot be liable under section 11 of the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act for failing to pay prevailing wages when the contract did not provide a clear notice that prevailing wages be paid.

Illinois Labor Relations Board establishes procedures for remote hearings

May
2021
Illinois Law Update
, Page 16
The Illinois Labor Relations Board adopted amendments to its general procedures allowing for remote hearings through video conferencing technology.

Service of documents via email permitted for Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board proceedings

May
2021
Illinois Law Update
, Page 16
The Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board adopted an amendment to its general procedures in an effort to accommodate changes in the board’s activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since some educational offices and educational employee representative offices are still closed, the amendment implements a procedure for electronic service of documents that is in the best interests of the board and the parties appearing before it.

Illinois Labor Relations Board adds email filing to procedurally-sound service options

February
2021
Illinois Law Update
, Page 14
The Illinois Labor Relations Board adopted an amendment to authorize email service of unfair labor-practice charges by the charging party upon the respondent, with the respondent’s consent.

Work-related injuries require no additional evidence to qualify for workers’ compensation

December
2020
Illinois Law Update
, Page 16
On Sept. 24, 2020, the Illinois Supreme Court held that workers’ compensation claims require no additional evidence when the injury arises out of an employment-related risk, even when the injury stems from common bodily movements.

Workers’ Comp, Negligence, and COVID-19

By Hon. Russell W. Hartigan (ret.) & Sarah Norkus
December
2020
Article
, Page 28
Can one recover damages under the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act for contracting COVID-19?

Illinois’ Progressive Prevailing Wage Act

By Kara M. Principe
June
2020
Article
, Page 24
Amendments to the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act in 2019 make the state’s wage laws among the most progressive in the nation.

SCOTUS Term Adds to Illinois Employers’ To-Do List

November
2019
Article
, Page 18
On Oct. 7, the U.S. Supreme Court kicked off its new term with several employment cases, including cases on appeal from the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago. Illinois employers should keep tabs on these cases and anticipate how the Court’s rulings will add to a bevy of new compliance obligations going into effect in 2019 and 2020.

Illinois bans local right-to-work laws

July
2019
Illinois Law Update
, Page 16
Under a new Illinois law, local governments will no longer be able to pass right-to-work ordinances. Gov. Pritzker signed into law the Collective Bargaining Freedom Act, which became effective April 12, 2019.

Illinois minimum wage gradually increased to $15 per hour

May
2019
Illinois Law Update
, Page 14
This Act may be referred to as the Lifting Up Illinois Working Families Act. The Minimum Wage Law is amended by changing sections 4, 7, 10, 11, and 12 to provide for emergency rulemaking, establish penalties for employers who fail to comply with this Act, empower the director to perform random audits of employers in any industry subject to this Act to determine compliance with this Act, and enact other similar amendments.

Diversity study commissioned & prevailing wages sought in public works projects

April
2019
Illinois Law Update
, Page 14
The Prevailing Wage Act was amended to include a call for a study on diversity in public works as well as to clarify the way prevailing wages are set locally and objected to.

If the Illinois Labor Relations Board determines a union breached its duty of fair representation, an employee may be permitted to appeal an arbitration decision

July
2018
Illinois Law Update
, Page 16
There is an exception to the general rule that an individual employee may not bring suit to appeal an arbitration decision under a collective bargaining agreement if the union breaches its duty of fair representation.

Parties in Labor Relations hearings must share stenographer costs

October
2015
Illinois Law Update
, Page 18
The Board recently adopted an emergency amendment to Section 1200.50 Recording of Hearings that requires parties to equally share all costs charged to the Board by a stenographer. 80 Ill. Adm. Code 1200 (eff. July 15, 2015).

Illinois Minimum Wage law adds exemption for unions that agree to an alternate shift schedule

September
2015
Illinois Law Update
, Page 18
The Illinois Minimum Wage Law's overtime compensation provision has been amended to add an additional exemption to the standard 1 1/2 times pay for work done past 40 hours per week.

Employee classifications and complaint procedures

November
2014
Illinois Law Update
, Page 524
The Department of Labor, in accordance with legislative amendments to the Employee Classification Act, revised the regulations governing Employee Classifications to expand the definition of an "individual performing services."

Employer has no duty to bargain on recent pension changes

July
2014
Illinois Law Update
, Page 320
Under the recently amended Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, employers have no affirmative duty to bargain with employees for matters regarding changes, impact of changes, and implementation of changes made to Articles 14, 15, and 16 of the Illinois Pension Code.

Escrow of fair-share dues is required pending resolution of a union nonassociation claim by a public employee

July
2014
Illinois Law Update
, Page 320
On May 6, 2014, the Fourth District Appellate Court held that safeguarding a public employee's right of nonassociation with a union under § 6(g) of the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act (the "Act") requires the escrow of fair-share dues pending resolution of the employee's claim.

General procedures and collective bargaining under the Education Labor Relations Board

July
2014
Illinois Law Update
, Page 320
The Illinois Education Labor Relations Board (the "Board") passed amendments relating to its "General Procedures" (80 Ill. Adm. Code 1100), "Collective Bargaining and Impasse Resolution" (80 Ill. Adm. Code 1130), the "University of Illinois Bargaining Units" (80 Ill. Adm. Code 1135), and "Representation Procedures" (Ill. Adm. Code 1110).

Unionized college football - is a Wildcat strike on the way?

By Janan Hanna
June
2014
LawPulse
, Page 266
What might the NLRB ruling in favor of Northwestern football players seeking to unionize mean for the players - and for collegiate sports? Lawyers for labor and management opine.

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