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We are pleased and proud to announce that Attorney and Former Police Chief Raymond J. Byrne has joined the CBS LLP legal team. Welcome Ray! cbslawyers.com/ray-byrne-intro

Registration for the @IPELRA Employment Law Seminar on March 4 is open! Register for your preferred breakout before they fill up ipelra.org/DocumentCenter…

Latest National CPI report just out: inflation for last 12 months now stands at 7%. It is 5.5% without food and energy.

Latest jobs report: National unemployment rate drops to 4.2%. This compares to 4.6% last month.

Illinois OSHA is not adopting the COVID ETS, in light of the pending injunction. Stay tuned. www2.illinois.gov/idol/Pages/def…

The Illinois Legislature hard at work passed a slew of important Labor and Employment bills. Check them out here bit.ly/3qcVWy6 #twill #LEL

Less than 10 days left to register for the 2021 #IPELRA Employment Law Seminar on March 5th, conducted by Clark Baird Smith LLP, with guest speaker Arbitrator Ed Benn. Reserve your spot for the big day!

Ben Gehrt, attorney with Clark Baird Smith, IL, conducting the first National PELRA Academy!!!! There are 20 LR/HR folks taking Academy I: The Foundation of Labor Relations. Thank you Ben and all attendees!

Under today’s 6-3 SCOTUS decision in Bostock, an employer who fires an individual for being gay or transgender violates Title VII. Before now, 22 states prohibited employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity. Be sure your policies are lawful.

#SCOTUS rules that federal employment discrimination laws protect LGBT employees

Congress passes Families First Coronavirus Response Act (HR 6201). What every employer needs to know about paid sick leave and group health insurance bit.ly/2wavHkx #CoronaVirusUpdate #COVID #HR6201

We are closely monitoring HR 6201, addressing Employer Paid Sick Leave, and will provide updates to the employer community after the Senate votes #hr6201 #COVIDー19

Jim Baird compares public and private sector bargaining challenges at today’s #St8tAndLocalLEL committee meeting.

Long anticipated Janus legislation comes to Illinois bit.ly/janusILL #twill

Clark Baird Smith’s James Baird Receives the ABA's highest nationwide honor for public sector labor attorneys @abalel #abalel #abalelNOLA19 cbslawyers.com/James_Baird_Am…

Congrats to Roxana M. Underwood, who was promoted to partner at @_CBSLLP in Rosemont! bit.ly/31ie8Zr

ABA Section of Labor & Employment Law members will have access to even MORE titles and premium content in their related practice areas! For details and more information visit: americanbar.org/groups/environ… #newmembershipmodel #abalel

New @USDOL proposed rule seeks to increase salary basis minimum threshold for salaried, exempt employees to $35,308/year bit.ly/2VOUcLf

Special thanks to #IPELRA for the best Employment Law Seminar ever last Friday, with over 520 attendees, and some very special guests. The portrait of Ted, Jim and myself will occupy a special place in our office.