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  <title>Ep. 45 - Illinois’ New Employment Laws of 2026</title>
  <description> From&amp;amp;nbsp;increased workplace transparency&amp;amp;nbsp;to&amp;amp;nbsp;paid nursing breaks&amp;amp;nbsp;to&amp;amp;nbsp;background check requirements,&amp;amp;nbsp;many new&amp;amp;nbsp;laws&amp;amp;nbsp;and updates to existing legal framework&amp;amp;nbsp;are&amp;amp;nbsp;set to go into effect in Illinois at the start of 2026. As employment attorneys, Katie Rinkus and Hannah&amp;amp;nbsp;Savaso&amp;amp;nbsp;are here to help you stay on top of the biggest changes.&amp;amp;nbsp;In this&amp;amp;nbsp;episode,&amp;amp;nbsp;we’ll&amp;amp;nbsp;walk you through&amp;amp;nbsp;what’s&amp;amp;nbsp;changing and what&amp;amp;nbsp;both employees and businesses should&amp;amp;nbsp;be aware of&amp;amp;nbsp;heading into the new year.&amp;amp;nbsp;    &amp;amp;nbsp;   Tune in to hear Katie and Hannah discuss:&amp;amp;nbsp;    &amp;amp;nbsp;     What&amp;amp;nbsp;Illinois&amp;amp;nbsp;now considers as&amp;amp;nbsp;“unlawful&amp;amp;nbsp;employment practices”&amp;amp;nbsp;       Which&amp;amp;nbsp;workplace&amp;amp;nbsp;leaves must now be paid&amp;amp;nbsp;       How state equal pay requirements are becoming more streamlined&amp;amp;nbsp;       Upcoming restrictions surrounding the use of AI during the hiring process&amp;amp;nbsp;       How Illinois is being proactive in&amp;amp;nbsp;preserving workers’ safety protections that may be at risk&amp;amp;nbsp;      &amp;amp;nbsp;   Whether&amp;amp;nbsp;you’re&amp;amp;nbsp;a business owner or an&amp;amp;nbsp;employee,&amp;amp;nbsp;keeping up to date with the changing workplace is&amp;amp;nbsp;essential.&amp;amp;nbsp;Give this episode a listen&amp;amp;nbsp;to learn what these changes might mean&amp;amp;nbsp;for&amp;amp;nbsp;you!&amp;amp;nbsp;    &amp;amp;nbsp;   Stay Connected and Learn More    &amp;amp;nbsp;   Read our blog post on&amp;amp;nbsp;Illinois’ New Laws in 2026&amp;amp;nbsp;    &amp;amp;nbsp;   Read&amp;amp;nbsp;Katie’s blog post&amp;amp;nbsp;on&amp;amp;nbsp;changes to the Illinois Workplace Transparency Act&amp;amp;nbsp;    &amp;amp;nbsp;   Katie Rinkus&amp;amp;nbsp;    &amp;amp;nbsp;   Hannah Savaso&amp;amp;nbsp;    &amp;amp;nbsp;   The Prinz Law Firm&amp;amp;nbsp;  </description>
  <author_name>Making Work Better: Employment Law &amp;amp; Workplace Challenges</author_name>
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