Employment & Labor

Professor Jason Pierceson provides Illinois attorneys with a practical roadmap to understanding how conservative judicial strategies, regulatory shifts, and recent Supreme Court and Seven Circuit decisions affect employment law, constitutional litigation, education law, healthcare regulation, and civil rights enforcement since the Bostock v. Clayton County decision.

In today’s hyper-connected world, a single tweet or Facebook post can end a career overnight. From viral videos of employee outbursts to heated political rants on personal accounts, social media has blurred the lines between our private opinions and professional lives. Employers are increasingly faced with difficult questions: Can we fire someone for what they say online? And employees are asking: Do we have any right to speak our minds without risking our jobs?

2026 amendments to the Illinois Workplace Transparency Act expand the scope of employee protected activities, provide additional detail to unlawful employment practices, and specify requirements for employment agreements, including new confidentiality requirements.

Providing clear guidance on employer responsibilities during terminations, this handbook addresses compliance with federal and state regulations, exceptions to the employment-at-will doctrine, employee privacy and testing issues, and considerations for public employees and family leave.

This comprehensive guide covers Illinois and federal employment discrimination law, detailing race, sex, age, and disability claims, EEOC procedures, prevention strategies, and practical forms.

This program provides an introduction and overview of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). USERRA is a servicemember friendly Federal statute protecting civilian employment for military members.

Learn practical considerations for both plaintiffs and employers when gathering and presenting evidence regarding conditional certification status under the Fair Labor Standards Act after Richards v. Eli Lilly, which replaces the long-held Lusardi standard.

This resource offers clear guidance on legal considerations during business transitions, covering labor laws, workforce reductions, employee benefits, due diligence, and related issues including bankruptcy, immigration, and workers’ compensation.

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Shanthi Gaur and Elizabeth Hanford, both with Littler Mendelson P.C., provide practical recommendations for navigating requirements of the Illinois Personnel Records Review Act from the employer and employee side, with special emphasis on when litigation arises and the updates to the Act that took effect January 2025.

Kathryn Hartrick and Rob Bernstein provide engaging coverage of the key elements of sexual harassment and employer liability, including the 2025 amendments to the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA), and explore opportunities presented by such trainings to foster change toward a positive workplace culture. This program is designed to meet the standards for annual Sexual Harassment Prevention Training as required under the Illinois Human Rights Act.

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Bundle of 7 Books That Serve As Useful Research Foundations for New Attorneys, Legal Assistants, and Law Clerks. They Also Make Handy Reference Guides for Seasoned Attorneys.