On May 24, 1999, the Seventh Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's dismissal of the plaintiff's suit on the basis of a statute of limitations violation.

On March 3, 1999, the Attorney General published an opinion on two issues: (1) whether the use of the terms "employment'' and "employed'' in the definitions of the phrases.

On January 7, 1999, the Seventh Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals affirmed the holding of the United States District Court finding that hours spent by emergency medical technicians (EMTs) "on-call'' was not considered performing work within the meaning of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

On September 24, 1998, the Illinois Supreme Court affirmed the appellate court's holding that a union employee covered by a collective-bargaining agreement does not have standing to challenge an arbitration award in circuit court unless the employee has alleged that the union breached its duty of fair representation.

On September 18, 1998, the Seventh Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's ruling that a six-month statute of limitations did not apply to the plaintiff's unfair labor practices suit against the defendant labor organization.