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The Worker Rights Consortium (WRC) is an independent labor rights monitoring organization focused on protecting the rights of workers who sew apparel and make other products sold in the United States, particularly those bearing college or university logos.
The Illinois Workers Compensation Commission is the quasi-autonomous commission of the Illinois state government that hears cases involving workers compensation. Sitting as a panel of administrative law, the Commission resolves disputes between injured workers and their employers regarding workplace incidents. The Commission generates case law ...
The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 (the "WARN Act") is a U.S. labor law that protects employees, their families, and communities by requiring most employers with 100 or more employees to provide notification 60 calendar days in advance of planned closings and mass layoffs of employees. [1]
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Sexual harassment in the workplace in US labor law has been considered a form of discrimination on the basis of sex in the United States since the mid-1970s. [1] [2] There are two forms of sexual harassment recognized by United States law: quid pro quo sexual harassment (requiring an employee to tolerate sexual harassment to keep their job, receive a tangible benefit, or avoid punishment) and ...
Workers' rights organizations are organizations, other than trade unions, which promote workers' rights. Examples include legal rights organizations that sue to enforce labor laws, and human rights organizations that work to expose violations of workers' rights.
(The Center Square) – Around a dozen new laws go into effect Jan. 1 making changes to Illinois’ criminal justice system. Beginning New Year’s Day, law enforcement training will have a course ...
The WRC's Information and Customer Service Division provides advice and guidance to employees and employers on employment law rights, equality rights and industrial relations. [9] New regulations in 2024 introduced on-the-spot fines for breaches in employment laws, pertaining to redundancies, contracts, and distribution of tips and gratuities. [10]