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UPDATE: Chicago City Council Introduces COVID-19 Anti-Retaliation Ordinance, Reflecting Growing Trend
08 June 2020
Proskauer Rose LLP
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The proposed Chicago COVID-19 Anti-Retaliation Ordinance (the
"Ordinance") that was the subject of our
post on April 27, 2020, has now become law. The Ordinance
prohibits Chicago employers from retaliating against employees for
obeying a public health order requiring an employee to remain at
home as a consequence of COVID-19. This reflects a growing
trend among states and local governments in enacting protections
against retaliation amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
UPDATE: Chicago City Council Introduces COVID-19 Anti-Retaliation
Ordinance, Reflecting Growing Trend
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