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Latinos Progresando Featured in New York Times

Latinos Progresando was recently featured in the New York Times as part of the "Neediest Cases" fund series. To read the article, click here. Latinos Progresando is a based Chicago not for profit that focuses on local issues related to immigration services and education, Latino culture, and strengthening communities. Mr. Caffarelli is proud to serve on the Board of Directors. For additional information please visit latinospro.org.

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Child-Care Options for Working Parents During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Out of all the different workplace challenges that have emerged from the pandemic, workers being forced to balance child-care responsibilities while maintaining their jobs has proven to be among the most difficult. Currently, working parents are left with little options finding alternative child-care amid all the closures of schools, camps, and day-care facilities. As we approach a new school year which will likely be heavily focused on home-based online-learning programs, the number of options available to parents for child-care will...

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The Americans with Disabilities Act and COVID-19 Accommodations

There is no denying that the COVID-19 pandemic has left large segments of the workforce caught between a rock and a hard place: they can refuse to come to work and risk losing their job, or they can continue to go to work and risk their health and, potentially, their life. This is especially true when it comes to workers with underlying health conditions, which is where the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) comes in. The ADA is a federal...

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How to Request Sick Leave and FMLA Protections Under Expanded COVID-19 Laws

How to Request Sick Leave and FMLA Protections Under Expanded COVID-19 Laws Under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), certain qualified employees have long been entitled to up to twelve weeks of leave for reasons including the birth of a new baby or to care for themselves or a family member with a serious health condition. While the FMLA has provided much-needed relief and job protection for countless workers over the years, in reality the law is relatively limited;...

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NEW COVID-19 Employee Protections – Expanded FMLA Protection and Paid Sick Leave

NEW COVID-19 Employee Protections - Expanded FMLA Protection and Paid Sick Leave On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. As part of this comprehensive economic stimulus plan, Congress affords greater protections for employees in light of the COVID-19 pandemic which will directly affect their rights in the workplace. FOR ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE PLEASE CONTACT CAFFARELLI & ASSOCIATES LTD. AT 312-763-6880 OR ONLINE AT CAFFARELLI.COM. Specifically, two of the provisions in the Act affect...

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Employee Rights Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

Employee Rights Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic We have been receiving numerous inquiries related to employer actions taken in light of the current COVID-19 pandemic. Our team at Caffarelli & Associates Ltd. Is constantly monitoring developments and stands ready to advise employees affected by this crisis. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act On March 18, 2020, the Senate approved “The Families First Coronavirus Response Act” after having passed in the House four days earlier. As of now, the bill is awaiting...

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Alejandro Caffarelli to Speak on a Panel of Attorneys at the American Bar Association's ADR in Labor & Employment Law Section Midwinter Meeting, in Playa del Carmen, Mexico

Mr. Caffarelli will serve on a panel composed of labor, employment, and management attorneys to be held on Saturday, January 25, 2020 at the Grand Hyatt hotel in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. The panel will comment on Professor Rafael Gely’s presentation on the media's impact on perceptions of the arbitration process and, along with Professor Gely, explore the impact of the outside world on the workplace. The panel will consider Section 7 of the NLRA, anti-discrimination/retaliation laws, workplace safety and...

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Alejandro Caffarelli Invited to Speak at CBA, Institute for Law in the Workplace

Caffarelli & Associates Ltd. attorney Alejandro Caffarelli was recently invited to speak on panels at the Chicago Bar Association, as well as Chicago-Kent Law School's Institute of Law in the Workplace. On Wednesday, December 11, 2019, Mr. Caffarelli presented "The Biometric Information Privacy Act after Rosenbach - A Survey of the Legal Landscape" with Alan S. Wernick of Aronberg Goldgehn. Mr. Caffarelli & Mr. Wernick discussed the Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) 740 ILCS 14/1 et seq., as well as...

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Alejandro Caffarelli Appointed to Senator Durbin and Duckworth's Judicial Screening Committee

The following press release was issued by the office of Illinois Senator Dick Durbin, relating to the retirement of Judge Castillo and the judicial screening committee: WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today released the following statement after District Judge Rubén Castillo, a Federal District Court Judge in the Northern District of Illinois (NDIL), announced that he will be retiring effective September 27, 2019: “Judge Castillo served with integrity and distinction in the Northern District...

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