The City of Chicago pass a new Paid Leave and Paid Sick Leave Ordinance effective December 31, 2023 which requires up to 40 hours of paid leave during a 12-month period.
Effective January 1, 2024, the Paid Leave for All Workers Act (the “PLFAW Act”) will require most employers in Illinois to provide employees with paid leave that may be taken for any reason.
The Technology & Manufacturing Association’s Advocacy Team organized a meeting in November for State Senator Julie Morrison to visit Keats Manufacturing in Wheeling, Illinois.
LINCOLNSHIRE – Leonard L. Larsen, 83, of Larsen Manufacturing, was born November 2, 1940 in Chicago and passed away November 11, 2023. Raised in Lincolnwood,
The Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), initially enacted to safeguard the biometric data of Illinois residents, has inadvertently become a looming threat to the viability of small and mid-sized manufacturers in northern Illinois.
· The National Labor Relations Board (“Board” or “NLRB”) has issued a new joint employer rule. The Board changed its joint employer analysis by case law in 2015, and again in 2020. This time the change comes via issuing a new regulation.
SCHAUMBURG – This fall, TMA’s Education Foundation granted $47,750 to area high schools to enrich and upgrade their machining courses.
SCHAUMBURG – TMA’s Christians in Manufacturing hosted their 47th Annual Prayer Breakfast November 3 at the Schaumburg Golf Club.
Washington, D.C. – Congressmen Darin LaHood (R-IL) and John Moolenaar (R-MI) have introduced the No Official Giveaways Of Taxpayers’ Income to Oppressive Nations (NO GOTION) Act. The bill would prohibit companies affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from receiving green energy production tax credits implemented by the Biden Administration in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Nearly 75% of small and mid-sized manufacturers who responded to a recent survey say they oppose the new Chinese-owned Gotion Electric Vehicle battery plant in Manteno that received $536 million in Illinois tax credits and government subsidies to locate in Illinois.
