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15Aug

Illinois’s newly enacted ‘Workplace Transparency Act’ responds to the #MeToo Movement

On August 9, 2019, Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker signed the Workplace Transparency Act (the “WTA”) into law. The Act, which applies to nearly every employer in Illinois: • Restricts non-disclosure and non-disparagement (unless made mutual)...
By: Thompson Coburn LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/illinois-s-newly-enacted-workplace-63410/

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