VILLA PARK – Making things in Illinois was the weekly videocast “Smoke Filled Room” topic, featuring two owners of small manufacturing companies in the Chicago area, a state lawmaker, and a couple of political insiders.
SCHAUMBURG – Last week, nineteen students from Seoul, South Korea visited the Technology & Manufacturing Association’s training facilities in Schaumburg to learn more about the career options manufacturing offers.
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CHICAGO – In early January, the Technology & Manufacturing Association joined other community watchdog groups urging Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to consider hearing representatives of the Chicago business community’s concerns as the City tackles its growing pension crisis.
As we enter an impactful election season, it is vital that we educate our teams about the issues and races that will significantly impact your company and your employees.
Just over a month after passing the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick Leave Ordinance (the Ordinance), which brought sweeping new paid leave and paid sick leave requirements to employers with Chicago employees, the city has amended the Ordinance to delay its effective date and limit the number of covered employees.
With the January 1, 2024, effective date of the Illinois Paid Leave for All Workers Act (IPLAWA) quickly approaching, employers need to ensure they are analyzing their existing paid leave policies to determine what changes need to be made before the end of 2023.
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.
The Technology & Manufacturing Association’s Advocacy Team organized a meeting in November for State Senator Julie Morrison to visit Keats Manufacturing in Wheeling, 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.
