The Illinois Supreme Court just decided that doing so, without strict compliance with the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), could be a multi-billion dollar mistake
US*MADE Joint Trades Letter Addresses Questions from Senate Judiciary IP Subcommittee Hearing on USPTO Oversight
(The Center Square) – Legislation significantly increasing regulations on Illinois businesses who use temporary workers, including mandating pay rates, is now law. Business groups say the law will have negative consequences.
On August 4, 2023, Governor Pritzker signed into law extensive amendments to The Day and Temporary Labor Services Act (Act). They were immediately effective, but the Illinois Department of Labor (Department) has not yet promulgated any guidance or instructions.
STREAMWOOD – Seventy Chicago area high school students recently used their machining skills to help disabled individuals walk again.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – The Technology & Manufacturing Association (TMA) is calling on the Illinois General Assembly to return to session as soon as possible to clarify the state’s flawed Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) that threatens business operations and jobs in our state.
TMA Member News: FPM Heat Treating, LLC, Elk Grove Village, IL announces that it has been awarded 24-month Nadcap® Merit status for Heat Treating.
The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) released a statement calling on the Biden administration to address Mexico’s blatant and continuing breach of a 2019 joint agreement to lift steel tariffs in return for Mexico avoiding a surge of steel imports,
Nicole Wolter, TMA’s 2023 Board Chairman, is a significant mixture of internet influence, industry promotion, and boardroom power wielding. With a degree in chemical engineering, Wolter worked for a commodities firm before joining HM Manufacturing in 2009.
Leigh McConnell, who works directly with high schools to implement the Foundation’s grant program, reports a substantial sum of private support distributed in the 2022-2023 school year to Chicago area high schools promoting machining skills.