Employers in Illinois may soon have to be transparent about their pay scale and benefits on job postings. The Illinois General Assembly recently passed House Bill 3129 requiring employers to include pay scale and benefits in job postings. The Bill is expected to be signed by Governor J.B. Pritzker, and if signed, will take effect January 1, 2025. The Bill applies to positions that will be physically performed, at least in part, in Illinois, or will be physically performed outside of Illinois but the employee reports to a supervisor, office, or other work site in Illinois.
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As an update to our previous blog post on the impacts of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), the PWFA is officially in effect as of today June 27, 2023.
As a reminder, the PWFA requires employers who employ 15 or more employees during 20 or more work weeks to provide a reasonable accommodation to workers for known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions.
As of today, if an employer violates the PWFA, employees will be able to file EEOC charges based on the failure to accommodate.
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The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) was signed into law at the end of 2022 and will become effective this summer, on June 27, 2023. The PWFA will require employers who employ 15 or more employees during 20 or more work weeks to provide a reasonable accommodation to workers for known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.
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Two common goals we see in estate planning are (1) ensuring assets pass to the intended beneficiaries; and (2) efficiently transferring assets to the intended recipients. While estate plans can be as unique as the individuals creating them, and there may be multiple ways to set up a plan to reach a client’s goal, estate planning is far from a fool-proof process. What may be the “easiest way” to transfer assets could lead to unintended consequences down the road. Through our experience helping clients create their estate plans and helping administer less than ideal estate plans, we’ve found these practices to be the top ten estate planning mistakes.
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Your trips to the mailbox may have gotten less exciting in the past few months as you likely haven’t received the infamous blue and white 20% off coupons from Bed Bath & Beyond. Previously serving as the home of wedding registries and college furnishings, Bed Bath & Beyond is a Fortune 500 company that is now expected to file bankruptcy in the first quarter of 2023. In a January 5, 2023, statement, Bed Bath & Beyond President and CEO Sue Grove noted that the company is anticipating a net loss of approximately $385.8 million for the third quarter of the 2022 fiscal year.[1]
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