b'CONNECTINGHighlightsEvery year, a multitude of chang- employee with a pay stub for each es occur for the Illinois businesspay period. community, including both state and from Newfederal updates. This year was noUnlawful Discrimination - Family exception with many new regulationsResponsibilitiesLaws Forum either already in place or comingAmends the Illinois Human Rights in 2025. The Illinois Chamber ofAct. Provides that it is the public pol-Commerce hosted their 11th Annualicy of the State to prevent discrimina-New Laws Forum on December 4,tion based on family responsibilities 2024, in Lisle with over 100 guests inin employment.attendance.Personnel Record Review Act Laurie Silvey, VP of BusinessExpansionServices for the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, opened the conferenceAmends the Personnel Record with a welcome, thank you to ourReview Act to provide that every em-sponsor, Amundsen Davis Law LLC,ployee has a legal right to inspect and and Jeff Risch, Co-Chair for Amund- copy personnel-related documents. sen Davis Law LLC and Kassan- Requires an employee to make a dra Silva, representing the Illinoiswritten request to the employer Chambers Employment Law Councilbefore having a legal right to inspect, kicked off the conference with thecopy, and receive copies of specified Overview of New and Updated Illi- documents, including any employ-nois laws.ment-related contracts or agreements They provided attendees with anthat the employer maintains are overview of new and updated Illinoislegally binding on the employee.laws coming in 2025.They spokeThey also spoke about expanded about numerous changes that are inliability under the Whistleblower Act, effect or will be implemented in thenon-compete and non-solicitation next few months, and explained theupdates, and additional changes to Jeff Risch of Amundsen Davis presentedfollowing changes: the Day & Temporary Labor Services on a multitude of topics to explain the newAct. laws for 2024 and beyond.E-Verify Limits under Right toKassandra concluded by high-Privacy in Workplace Act lighting her thoughts on what is Amends the Right to Privacy Actlikely to happen in 2025 and the need prohibiting an employer from impos- to stay informed. ing work authorization verification orJeff Risch then gave an expanded re-verification requirements greatercoverage of the Pay Transparency than those required by federal law.Law Changes and Mandates which Wage Payment Stubs will be effective on January 1, 2025. He reviewed the history with the Requires every employer, upon2021 and 2023 amendments. Pay an employees request, permit antransparency issues require disclo-employee to inspect his or her paysure of wage/compensation range for stubs along with furnishing everythe position to applicants as well as 12ILLINOIS BUSINESS LEADER'