Minority business set aside program ruled unconstitutionalBy Michael R. LiedLabor and Employment Law, November 2001In Builders Association of Greater Chicago v. County of Cook, et al., 256 F.3d 642, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court ruling that Cook County's minority and women-owned business enterprise program was unconstitutional.
Seventh Circuit expounds on trade secret issuesBy Michael R. LiedLabor and Employment Law, November 2001Labor and employment lawyers occasionally run into trade secret issues, often in the context of cases which also involve covenants not to compete.
When a committee decidesBy Elaine MassockLabor and Employment Law, November 2001State and Federal case law has recently clarified that discriminatory comments by one member of a decision making Board or Committee will not necessarily fatally taint the decision
Arbitration in the nonunion sector; high court interprets the Federal Arbitration ActBy Amanda SonnebornLabor and Employment Law, June 2001Private forms of workplace arbitration are more prevalent than ever. In unionized work settings, labor arbitration provides employers and unions an indispensable method for adjusting their relationship.
IDES reportBy Glenn R. GaffneyLabor and Employment Law, June 2001Our proposed legislation to repeal the statute making it a Class A misdemeanor for an attorney to charge a fee on behalf of a claimant before the Illinois Department of Employment Security (HB 812) was sponsored by Jay C. Hoffman (D), 112th Representative District, 126 Vandalia, Suite 1, Collinsville, Illinois 62234 (618-345-2176).
Labor and Employment Law minutesLabor and Employment Law, June 2001The meeting was called to order by Section Council Chair Kevin Eack at 10:00 a.m.
NLRB makes it harder towithdraw recognition from a unionBy Michael R. LiedLabor and Employment Law, June 2001In Levitz Furniture Company v. United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local 101, 333 NLRB No. 105, the NLRB reversed nearly 50 years of precedent, making it more risky for an employer to unilaterally withdraw recognition from an incumbent union.
Report on activities of the Department of LaborBy Trisha CrowleyLabor and Employment Law, June 2001A. The Department has updated hearing procedures for administrative hearings. The new regulations are located at 56 Ill.Adm.Code 120.
Labor and Employment Law minutesLabor and Employment Law, February 2001Section Council Chair Kevin Eack called the meeting to order at 3:10 p.m.
Fair Labor Standards Act: Is your supervisor really exempt?By Bruce C. BealLabor and Employment Law, December 2000Generally speaking, the Fair Labor Standards Act requires that you pay all employees overtime for any work in excess of forty hours in a workweek. Overtime is to be paid at the rate of one and one-half times the straight hourly rate for the employee working.
Seventh circuit decision also provides union election law primerBy Michael R. LiedLabor and Employment Law, December 2000In National Labor Relations Board v. Aluminum Casting and Engineering Company, Inc., ____ F.3d _____ (7th Cir. 2000), the union won a representation election which was ultimately set aside, leading to the ordering of a new election.
EEOC and IDHR training offeredBy Elaine MassockLabor and Employment Law, September 2000The Illinois Department of Human Rights offers training programs for employers that are free-of-charge through its Institute for Training and Development.
Supreme Court alertBy Elaine MassockLabor and Employment Law, September 2000State and local employers can force employees to use accumulated compensatory time, according to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Seventh Circuit on severance payBy Michael R. LiedLabor and Employment Law, June 2000In Sandstrom v. Cultor Food Science, Inc., ______ F.3d _____ (7th Cir. May, 25, 2000), 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 11570, the court dealt with an employee's argument that, since another employee had received severance pay, he should, too.
Courts uphold human rights act changesBy Michael R. LiedLabor and Employment Law, April 2000This article is a bit of a follow-up to the article by Don Rothchild and Richard Bruen, Jr.
