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Articles From Jennifer Long

Another Year, Another Flurry of Illinois Employment Legislation Brings Expanded Employee Rights and Employer Obligations By Daniel Canales & Jennifer Long Labor and Employment Law, January 2026 Governor J.B. Pritzer signed over 200 bills in late 2025, all of which have become effective on or by January 1, 2026. Several statutes may impact labor and employment law practice, including the Family Neonatal Intensive Care Leave Act, Illinois Human Rights Act, Wage Payment and Collection Act, Military Leave Act, and more. 
Illinois Legislature Passes More Employee-Friendly Bills By Daniel O. Canales & Jennifer Long Labor and Employment Law, September 2023 Summaries of new employee-friendly bills that will impose new obligations for Illinois employers.
Illinois Construction Contractors Now Liable for Subcontractors’ Unpaid Wages By Jeffrey L. Hamera, Owen Newman, Eve I. Klein, Daniel O. Canales, Jennifer Long, & Chris J. Chasin Labor and Employment Law, July 2022 Last month, Gov. Pritzker approved amendments to the Illinois Wage Payment and Collections Act.
Illinois Bill Limits Employers’ Use of Criminal Conviction Records, Mandates New Equal Pay Registration Certificate and Employee Composition Data Annual Report By Dan Canales & Jennifer Long Labor and Employment Law, March 2021 On January 13, 2021, the Illinois General Assembly passed Senate Bill 1480, which includes key amendments with new requirements for Illinois employers under the Illinois Human Rights Act, the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003, and the Illinois Business Corporation Act.

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