by bobroff | Jan 28, 2019 | Developments in the Law
While some federal contractors continued to work during the shutdown, some were paid and some were not. Though some were classified as essential, the vast majority were not. The difference in payment centered on the terms of their contract with the agency and the...
by bobroff | Jan 17, 2019 | Developments in the Law
Prime Trucking, Inc., a Springfield, Missouri based company, attempted to apply an arbitration clause in its independent contractor prohibiting class action claims. SCOTUS upheld the court’s decision to permit the courts to hear an independent contractor’s...
by bobroff | Jan 14, 2019 | Developments in the Law
The National Federation of Federal Employees, National Air Traffic Controllers Association, National Treasurer’s Employees Union, among others, have begun filing suits in the Court of Federal Claims demanding back pay, overtime, minimum wage payment on behalf of...
by bobroff | Jan 9, 2019 | Developments in the Law
As of January 1, all businesses submitting bids to the state under the Illinois Procurement Code must have a sexual harassment policy in accordance with specified provisions of the Illinois Human Rights Act. The legislation, with chief sponsors Sen. Hutchinson and...
by bobroff | Jan 4, 2019 | Developments in the Law
Illinois employers, are you appropriately reimbursing your staff? As of January 1, 2019, Illinois employers are required to reimburse employees for all necessary expenses, or “all reasonable expenditures or losses required of the employee in the discharge of...
by bobroff | Dec 20, 2018 | Developments in the Law
In Lipp v. Cargill, former employee Lipp claimed Cargill terminated her employment in violation of the ADA and not due to her record of absenteeism. However, the 8th District stated, “Under the ADA, a request for “a medical leave of absence might, in some 8...