By Madeline K. Engel During his presidential campaign and since his election in November 2020, President Biden has stressed his commitment to strengthening workers’ rights and improving work conditions in the U.S. He identified three primary focus areas to that end: Tamping down corporate abuses of power in the employment context; incentivizing workforce organization and […]
By Lorrie T. Peeters In our 2017 newsletter, we observed that there were then 130 judicial vacancies to fill on the federal courts. We noted that the unusually high number was largely due to the Republican-controlled senate blocking dozens of President Obama’s appointees in the final years of his administration. Unsurprisingly, former Majority Leader Mitch […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
224 South Michigan Avenue
Suite 300
Chicago, Illinois 60604
P: (312) 763-6880
E: info@caffarelli.com