On Tuesday, March 22, 2016, the United States Supreme Court affirmed a $5.8 million dollar judgment against Tyson Foods Inc. in a class and collective action filed by workers claiming uncompensated time donning and doffing time. Contrary to what many […]
In a move that should surprise precisely no one who has been paying attention to current U.S. politics, GOP lawmakers in the U.S. House and Senate introduced legislation to block the U.S. DOL’s anticipated overtime exemption rules, just two days after […]
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March 16, 2016
Frequent readers may notice that our blog looks a little bit different – updated color scheme, slightly different formatting and fonts, more responsive for mobile users. We hope you like the new look, and welcome any feedback!
Possible Final New Overtime Rule Before July
March 15, 2016
Just a few weeks ago, we posted our latest update on the Department of Labor’s proposed new overtime rule, which calls for a more than doubling of the salary level threshold for white collar exempt positions. At that time, we […]
Unreported Working Lunches May Still Be Work Time
March 7, 2016
Back in December, we wrote about a case involving the Chicago Police Department, in which officers alleged that they were owed additional overtime for time spent responding to calls and messages on their Blackberry devices, but which they failed to […]
Continued Controversy Surrounding The Proposed New Overtime Rule
February 19, 2016
Since June, we have written a number of posts covering the Department of Labor’s proposed new overtime rule (see our posts here), and the more than doubling of the salary level threshold for white collar exempt positions. The proposed increase […]
Students Have One Year After Reaching the Age of Eighteen to File Personal Injury Lawsuit Against School
February 3, 2016
The Illinois Appellate Court (Second District) recently determined that a student who was injured while at school as a minor could not pursue a personal injury lawsuit against the school district because she did not file the lawsuit within one […]
Revised Illinois Special Education Regulations Go into Effect
February 3, 2016
The Illinois regulations related to special education were recently revised, effective January 13, 2016. Many of the changes clarify language or remove provisions specifically applicable to prior years. Additionally, references to cognitive disability have been changed to intellectual disability and […]