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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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Katherine Stryker Joins Caffarelli & Associates Ltd.

Caffarelli & Associates Ltd. is proud to announce that Katherine Stryker has joined the firm as an Associate (admission pending). Ms. Stryker received her Juris Doctorate from Chicago-Kent College of Law in May of 2019, where she graduated with a joint certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution & Workplace Litigation. During law school, Ms. Stryker worked diligently to gain practical experience outside of the classroom—focusing primarily on employment litigation. Ms. Stryker’s time working as a law clerk at two Chicago-based law...

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Caffarelli & Associates Ltd. Prevails in Matters of First Impression

Last week the Northern District of Illinois denied in full Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss in the matter of Spratt v. Bellwood Public Library (18-cv-6573) in a case briefed by Alexis Martin of Caffarelli & Associates Ltd. Ms. Spratt worked for the Bellwood Public Library for 25 years, serving as the Director for the last 4 years of her tenure. Throughout her final three years of service, Ms. Spratt reported, objected to, and refused to participate in numerous unlawful activities, which,...

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Caffarelli & Associates Ltd. Obtains $600,000 Settlement in Jackson v NIU

This week, the Board of Trustees for Northern Illinois University approved a settlement reached with Caffarelli & Associates Ltd. client Keith Jackson in the amount of $600,000. As reported by the Northern Star, "Jackson served as university controller from October 1999 to May 2014. He was placed on involuntary administrative leave, and his annual appointment was not renewed in February 2016. Jackson brought the lawsuit against NIU, Baker and Suttenfield in October 2015, alleging the defendants denied him substantive and...

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