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2024 Construction Outlook
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2024 Construction Outlook

Throughout the past few years, the construction industry has been plagued with myriad issues, including supply chain constraints, labor shortages and material procurement problems, among others.
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Cook County’s New Paid Sick Leave Ordinance to Replace Earned Sick Leave
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Cook County’s New Paid Sick Leave Ordinance to Replace Earned Sick Leave

Effective December 31, 2023, Cook County’s new Paid Leave Ordinance will require employers to provide 40 hours of paid leave (i.e., leave that can be used for any reason) during a 12-month period.
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On June 13, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) overruled the Trump-era decision that “entrepreneurial opportunity” is the animating principle of the test to determine whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). In doing so, the NLRB restored the common-law “totality of the circumstances” test.
Zachary Pestine
Associate
On May 30, 2023, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued a memo advising NLRB regional directors that non-compete agreements generally infringe on employees’ rights under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).
Zachary Pestine
Associate
In this Part II, we explore legal conflicts that have occurred, statutes about which companies should keep apprised and how to mitigate the legal risks of using AI in human resources.
Zachary Pestine
Associate
Human Resources Departments at a wide variety of companies currently use AI in several ways, including recruitment and performance management. But artificial intelligence does not exist in a vacuum. It is created by (imperfect) humans and thus carries risks in addition to all its apparent -- and exciting -- benefits.
Zachary Pestine
Associate
The U.S. Supreme Court recently held that a rig oil worker paid at a daily rate that amounted to $200,000 annually was entitled to overtime pay because he was not paid on a “salary basis” as required by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
David Michael
Managing Partner
Chair, Human Resources and Employment Practice
A vast number of private businesses will face new requirements on how – and whether – they report their beneficial ownership interests to the U.S. government, effective at the start of 2024. While the time for compliance starts in several months, the time to prepare is now.
David Hoeppner
Partner
Congress passed two laws related to pregnant workers and nursing mothers in December 2022. First, Congress passed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), which requires employers with at least 15 employees provide “reasonable accommodations” to a worker’s limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, unless the accommodations will cause an “undue hardship” to the employer (significant difficulty or expense for the employer).
Mark Brookstein
Partner
On March 13, 2023, Illinois became only the third state to mandate paid time off for all workers in the state when it enacted the Paid Leave for All Workers Act. The act is effective January 1, 2024.
David Michael
Managing Partner
Chair, Human Resources and Employment Practice
Hannah Batsche
Associate
If you think that there is a lot of talk about new factory construction in the United States in recent months, you are correct.
Richard Reizen
Partner
Chair, Construction Practice
Patrick Johnson
Partner
Hannah Batsche
Associate
Late last month, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear Groff v. DeJoy, a case that could potentially change the legal landscape for employers handling accommodation requests for an employee’s religious beliefs and practices under Title VII.