People & Talent
Join Jeremy Edelson, Partner, Laner Muchin, as he reviews recently enacted laws impacting the workplace and a discussion of their impact on HR policies and workplace practices.
This Program will provide an update on developments under state and federal law and recommend best practices for compliance. The subject matter includes the following:
2025 Federal L&E Updates: FLSA Exempt Employee Standard Update
2025 State and Local L&E Updates (Illinois): Illinois Equal Pay Act – Pay Transparency Amendment; Illinois Right to Privacy in the Workplace Amendments (E-Verify Restrictions); Illinois Wages Payment & Collection Act Amendments (Pay Stub Update); Illinois Personnel Records Review Act Amendments; Illinois Child Labor Law of 2024; Illinois Captive Audience Law (New); Illinois Human Rights Act Amendments (AI, Family Responsibilities, Reproductive Health, etc.); Illinois Whistleblower Act Amendments; Illinois Use of Digital Replicas
NLRB Updates and Reminders: Increased petitions 2022-2024; General Counsel Guidance on Non-Competes; Restrictions on Confidentiality in Severance Agreements; Aversion to General Civility and Professionalism Rules
Speaker: Jeremy Edelson, Partner, Laner Muchin
Jeremy Edelson is a partner at Laner Muchin in Chicago. Jeremy’s practice involves counseling and defending employers with regard to numerous state and federal labor and employment laws, including Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Family and Medical Leave Act. In addition, Jeremy drafts and reviews employee handbooks and personnel policies, trains employers on discrimination and harassment matters and represents employers in collective bargaining and before administrative agencies such as the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Illinois Department of Human Rights, the Illinois Department of Labor, and the National Labor Relations Board.
