The 2021 IASB Joint Annual Conference on November 20-21 will feature presentations by Barbara Erickson, Kaitlin Atlas, Michelle Todd, Jessica Nguyen, Heather Brickman, and Cindi DeCola.
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On November 5, 2021, OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard on Vaccination and Testing became effective. It requires private employers with 100 or more employees, and also public employers with 100 or…
TRS issued Employer Bulletin FY22-15 providing additional information on the new Internal Revenue Code Section 457(b) program that TRS has been establishing – the TRS Supplemental Savings Plan (“TRS Plan”), which is codified at Section 16-204 of the Illinois Pension Code.
8/31/21 UPDATE: Today, ISBE pushed out its weekly message that included, among other things, a promise that emergency rules and updated guidance on the vaccine mandate would be forthcoming, and…
Last month, we reported on a federal court’s decision upholding a Houston hospital’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy. This was consistent with the May 28 EEOC guidance on the subject, as…
On August 6, 2021, Governor Pritzker signed House Bill 816, which clarifies the definition of sick leave under section 24-6 of the School Code. Now enacted as P.A. 102-0275, this…
Cindi DeCola, Tina Christofalos, Barb Erickson, Kerry Pipal, and Mary Karagiannis will discuss key Labor/Personnel legislation updates in an upcoming webinar.
In one of the first cases on the issue since the COVID-19 pandemic began, on June 12, 2021, a federal judge in Texas dismissed a lawsuit challenging Houston Methodist Hospital’s…
This year, amendments were made to the Illinois Human Rights Act for the purpose of extending new protections to job applicants and employees with criminal convictions. The amendments require employers…
In an effort to target workplace inspections and compliance assistance in industries with higher risk for COVID-19, OSHA has identified school transportation as one sector (among many) where it will be taking a closer look.