CHICAGO – Every other year, the global manufacturing industry meets up in America’s Midwest and this year, staff from the Technology & Manufacturing Association (TMA) joined the excitement to find several TMA members among the 1600 exhibitors.
The Illinois Worker Freedom of Speech Act (“Act”) has been signed into law. Despite the name, the Act has little to do with worker freedom of speech and is more focused on restricting employers’ speech.
The lack of an explicit retroactive provision in SB 2979 may disappoint defendants in ongoing BIPA litigation. However, the bill offers multiple ways for judges to use their discretion to limit BIPA.
Changes to Illinois’ strict Biometric Information Privacy Act, or BIPA, are now on the books.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 2979 into law that will drastically reduce the penalties companies could face for improperly collecting biometric data from workers and consumers.
Small and Midsize Manufacturers Applaud Governor for Signing New BIPA Legislation into Law
In White the court granted summary judgment for the defendant employer where the plaintiff failed a drug test (after being randomly chosen pursuant to the company’s policies) for marijuana and was ultimately fired.
SCHAUMBURG – Not only does the privately-funded Technology & Manufacturing Association work hard to provide events, services, opportunities and training for its small and mid-size manufacturers, the TMA represents their members to lawmakers in Springfield and Washington D.C
Representatives McLaughlin and Weber Visit TMA Member HM Manufacturing
WAUCONDA, IL – With state legislators on summer break from session, state representatives Martin McLaughlin and Tom Weber made a visit to Technology & Manufacturing Association (TMA) member HM Manufacturing for a discussion on tort reform and the struggles facing small businesses.
(The Center Square) – Illinois U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Peoria, says in a letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that the Chinese battery manufacturer Gotion has ties with companies directly linked to slave labor genocide of Uyghurs.
Supporting the Navy’s efforts to maintain our country’s strategic undersea advantage in an increasingly complex international security environment, BlueForge Alliance has engaged the Technology & Manufacturing Association (TMA) to launch a new manufacturing training programs to ensure the country has the workforce it needs to build a new generation of submarines.
