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On August 9, 2019, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law Public Act 101-0221, which goes into effect January 1, 2020, and places new requirements on employers related to employment contracts, training, and agency oversight that is intended...By: Cozen O'Connor

2020 AG Elections- Democrat Karen Tallian Announces Bid for Indiana Attorney General- State Senator Karen Tallian, a Democrat, has announced her candidacy for Indiana AG in 2020. Senator Tallian has served in the state Senate since 2005, is...By: Cozen O'Connor

On June 25, 2019, Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker signed into law the Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (aka the Cannabis Act), which is set to go into effect on January 1, 2020, joining 10 states (Alaska, California, Colorado, Maine,...By: Cozen O'Connor

Yes, unless the candidate’s language skills would clearly interfere with their ability to do the job. Amidst all of the current controversy concerning immigration in the United States, the experience of immigrants in the workplace is also receiving...By: Cozen O'Connor

I often advise employers large and small on what to do (and what not to do) during union organizing campaigns. I am continually surprised at how many employers have misconceptions about the do’s and don’ts when a campaign is underway....By: Cozen O'Connor

PennDOT recently awarded the second phase of a local state highway improvement project to Allan Myers, L.P., one of the top nonunion construction and materials companies building infrastructure projects throughout the mid-Atlantic. At first glance,...By: Cozen O'Connor

The passage of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, commonly known as the Farm Bill, removed hemp and all of its cannabinoids, including CBD, from the Controlled Substances Act. Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, H.R.2, 115th Congress, § 1...By: Cozen O'Connor

On July 24, 2019, the Chicago City Council unanimously passed the most comprehensive “predictive scheduling” ordinance in the nation that includes significant notice, scheduling, and rest provisions for many employers in Chicago. Mayor Lori Lightfoot...By: Cozen O'Connor

OSHA recently announced it redesigned the website for its Whistleblower Protection Program which is found at https://www.whistleblowers.gov/ The website now includes a video that highlights the industries the program covers and provides essential...By: Cozen O'Connor

This episode offers the top 10 new employment laws coming out of New York in the first half of 2019. It is significant for New York employers AND for those employers wondering what trends will be reaching their other jurisdictions soon....By: Cozen O'Connor