As expected, the Supreme Court recently extended the Civil Rights Act’s employment discrimination prohibition to include gender identity discrimination. A number of states and municipalities already[...]
There is a general principle that people have at least an ethical duty to prevent harm to others if possible. This general principle applies to sexual harassment law. Typically, employers are responsi[...]
Far too many Chicagoans wonder whether their boss might be responsible for a third party sexual assault. Sometimes, an innocent workplace flirtation gets out of control. Other times, a complete strang[...]
The 1964 Civil Rights Act outlawed sex discrimination in employment. That includes discrimination during the hiring process. Yet over 50 years later, sex discrimination, in various forms, is still fai[...]
Various state and federal laws, such as the 1978 Pregnancy Discrimination Act, prohibit this practice. Yet the problem persists, partially because many employers who discriminate against pregnant wome[...]
Like most other jurisdictions, Illinois is an at-will employment state. Most employees can quit at any time for good reason, bad reason, or no reason at all. Likewise, employers can fire workers at an[...]