Employment Law Alert Illinois Bias Law Now Covers Criminal Convictions Illinois employers now have yet another law to navigate. The state human rights statute now bans discrimination based on a candidate’s or employee’s criminal conviction unless the employer can show...
Employment Law Alert Lack of Secrecy Dooms Employer’s Suit to Stop Form Sales Reps’ Use of Customer Lists The Illinois Trade Secrets Act (ITSA) prohibits misappropriation of trade secrets and allows recovery of attorneys’ fees in suits to enforce the Act....
Employment Law Alert Illinois Supreme Court Adopts Religious Ministerial Exemption We’ve written about court decisions applying judicial doctrines under the First Amendment to bar some types of employment claims against religious entities. The Illinois Supreme Court...
Employment Law Alert Illinois Supreme Court Confirms Retaliatory Discharge Applies Only to At-Will Employees More than 40 years ago, the Illinois Supreme Court first recognized the tort of retaliatory discharge as an exception to the general rule that an “at-will”...
First Amendment Doesn’t Protect Religious Employers From Hostile Environment Claims Over the years, courts dealing with employment discrimination suits against churches, synagogues, and other religious organizations have carved out an exemption that bars claims by...
