12 ILLINOIS BUSINESS LEADER 12 ILLINOIS BUSINESS LEADER CONNECTING Highlights from New Laws Forum Every year, a multitude of chang es occur for the Illinois business community, including both state and federal updates. This year was no exception with many new regulations either already in place or coming in 2025. The Illinois Chamber of Commerce hosted their 11th Annual New Laws Forum on December 4, 2024, in Lisle with over 100 guests in attendance. Laurie Silvey, VP of Business Services for the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, opened the conference with a welcome, thank you to our sponsor, Amundsen Davis Law LLC, and Jeff Risch, Co-Chair for Amund sen Davis Law LLC and Kassan dra Silva, representing the Illinois Chamber’s Employment Law Council kicked off the conference with the Overview of New and Updated Illi nois laws. They provided attendees with an overview of new and updated Illinois laws coming in 2025. They spoke about numerous changes that are in effect or will be implemented in the next few months, and explained the following changes: E-Verify Limits under Right to Privacy in Workplace Act Amends the Right to Privacy Act prohibiting an employer from impos ing work authorization verification or re-verification requirements greater than those required by federal law. Wage Payment Stubs Requires every employer, upon an employee’s request, permit an employee to inspect his or her pay stubs along with furnishing every employee with a pay stub for each pay period. Unlawful Discrimination - Family Responsibilities Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is the public pol icy of the State to prevent discrimina tion based on family responsibilities in employment. Personnel Record Review Act Expansion Amends the Personnel Record Review Act to provide that every em ployee has a legal right to inspect and copy personnel-related documents. Requires an employee to make a written request to the employer before having a legal right to inspect, copy, and receive copies of specified documents, including any employ ment-related contracts or agreements that the employer maintains are legally binding on the employee. They also spoke about expanded liability under the Whistleblower Act, non-compete and non-solicitation updates, and additional changes to the Day & Temporary Labor Services Act. Kassandra concluded by high lighting her thoughts on what is likely to happen in 2025 and the need to stay informed. Jeff Risch then gave an expanded coverage of the Pay Transparency Law Changes and Mandates which will be effective on January 1, 2025. He reviewed the history with the 2021 and 2023 amendments. Pay transparency issues require disclo sure of wage/compensation range for the position to applicants as well as Jeff Risch of Amundsen Davis presented on a multitude of topics to explain the new laws for 2024 and beyond.
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