New Illinois laws loosen employment restrictions for ex-offenders
"Fast" Fres Oquendo was a well-known name on the world heavyweight boxing stage when he created a nonprofit boxing academy to help get Chicago kids off the streets. But his...
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No unauthorized immigrants? Manufacturing, hospitality workforces would struggle
Abigail Alvarado has spent most of her 51/2 years in the U.S. on assembly lines preparing the frozen pizzas and packaged sandwiches shoppers find in their grocery stores. Until recently,...
Chicago’s Honey Butter Fried Chicken signs on to ‘sanctuary restaurant’ movement
Chicago's Honey Butter Fried Chicken is among a couple of dozen restaurants across the country to sign onto a new "sanctuary restaurant" movement meant to offer safe workplaces for immigrants,...
Chicago manufacturer faces $80,000 penalty after third worker slices off part of finger
A worker who lost the tip of his finger last fall at a Chicago metal container manufacturing plant was the third to suffer such an amputation at the facility in...
How will the workplace change under Trump? Here are a few clues, issues
The incoming Trump administration could make numerous changes that affect the workplace, and while it's anyone's guess what shape those changes will take, the president-elect's Cabinet picks and campaign rhetoric...
Federal agency alleges Menards wrongly classifies drivers as contractors
Menards has been slapped with a federal complaint alleging the home improvement chain misclassified its delivery drivers as independent contractors and therefore deprived them of workplace protections afforded to employees,...
How Trump and an Obamacare rollback could affect the growing gig economy in 2017
If you're accustomed to traditional employment — a steady biweekly paycheck, reliable health benefits and a 401(k) with company match — Gabby Golub's patchwork of jobs might send you into...
Manufacturing’s big challenge: Finding skilled and interested workers
Felsomat, a German manufacturer that makes automation equipment for the automotive industry, has a talent problem that's become a growth problem. Plans to triple the size of its Schaumburg facility,...
Exelon commits to gender pay equality by signing White House pledge
Exelon is among 44 companies that recently signed the White House's Equal Pay Pledge, promising to conduct gender pay audits annually and reduce unconscious bias in hiring and promotions, the...
Discrimination suit alleges black temp workers passed over for Hispanics
A group of African-American men filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Chicago federal court alleging systematic discrimination by a temporary staffing agency and several of its clients they say passed over...