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Latest News in Illinois
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May 14, 2025
7th Circ. Partially Revives Pregnancy Bias Suit Against Ill. DHS
A Seventh Circuit panel on Wednesday partially reversed an Illinois federal court's decision giving the Illinois Department of Human Services a win on two former workers' claims of illegal pregnancy-related firings, saying that there are still open factual questions as to one worker.
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May 14, 2025
7th Circ. Judge Skeptical Of Bias In Exxon Worker's Firing
A Seventh Circuit judge on Wednesday questioned what evidence a former employee asking the court to revive her discrimination and retaliation lawsuit against ExxonMobil had to refute the company's assertion that it fired her after she behaved unprofessionally and stormed out of a negative performance review.
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May 14, 2025
Holding Co. Beats Suit Over 401(k) Investment Roster
A Berkshire Hathaway-owned industrial holding company doesn't have to face a proposed class action claiming it filled its 401(k) plan with underperforming proprietary target date funds, with an Illinois federal judge faulting plan participants' efforts to compare those funds with other potential investments.
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May 14, 2025
FERC Chair Floats Plan To Slash Grid Project Perks
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's approval of financial perks for $3 billion worth of transmission projects has prompted Chair Mark Christie to suggest a way to scale back the awarding of additional rate incentives to grid developers.
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May 14, 2025
Navigating The Expanding Frontier Of Premerger Notice Laws
Washington's newly enacted law requiring premerger notification to state enforcers builds upon a growing trend of state scrutiny into transactions in the healthcare sector and beyond, and may inspire other states to enact similar legislation, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.
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