LOCAL From the (Centralia) Chronicle — — The fourth week of Weyerhaeuser employees’ strike began with workers preparing to vote on the company’s latest contract proposal. But because the terms a...

There are many different types of lawyers out there, and while we all hope that we won’t ever be involved in a situation that requires a lawyer as these tend to be quite stressful, the truth is t...

My friends, This column is my final contribution to the Informed Employer as I look forward to retirement at the end of the year after 43 years with Ice Miller. This is an appropriate occasion to...

Where an employee seeks his own personnel record from a prior employer under the Illinois Personnel Record Review Act, such a request must strictly comply with the terms of the Act, or the employe...

As featured in #WorkforceWednesday: This week, we look at the trend of “quiet quitting” and the legal and technology considerations employers should weigh when navigating the issue. What to Do Ab...

In 2020, Florida voters passed Amendment 2, which will, over a period of years, increase Florida's minimum wage to $15.00 per hour. The first annual increase was effective September 30, 2021, and i...

This week, we look at the trend of “quiet quitting” and the legal and technology considerations employers should weigh when navigating the issue. What to Do About “Quiet Quitting” (see video att...

Nearly one year has passed since European Union member states were supposed to have met the December 17, 2021 deadline for incorporating the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive into their natio...

Responses prepared by Matthew W. Lampe, labor and employment practice leader at Jones Day. What are some of the department’s most satisfying successes of the past year and why? This year, we have...

On September 29, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued eleven Notices of Covered Actions (NCAs) covering a $710 million settlement with eleven major financial institutions i...