by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Nov 30, 2025 | Civil Rights, Employment Law
The Illinois legislature has recently passed sweeping legislation affecting workplace policies, including adding new protected classes. As of January 1, 2025, Illinois now protects employees who provide family care from discrimination in the workplace. The law means... 
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Nov 30, 2025 | Civil Rights, Employment Law
The Associated Press is reporting that the civil rights agency responsible for enforcing employee rights will no longer investigate worker complaints about company policies that may disproportionately harm certain groups. According to the AP, the memo says the U.S.... 
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Mar 16, 2021 | Disability Law, Local News
The March 15, 2021 issue of The New Yorker includes an in-depth look into why mobile homes across the country are seeing huge rent spikes, titled “What Happens When Investment Firms Acquire Trailer Parks.” The piece examines how investment firms are buying mobile-home... 
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Mar 8, 2021 | Disability Law
In December 2020, the U.S. Department of Transportation passed new regulations restricting the type of support animals allowed on commercial airline flights. The Air Carrier Access Act revisions state that only “a dog, regardless of breed or type, that is individually... by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Mar 10, 2018 | Civil Rights, Disability Law, Local News
On March 1, 2018, Judge Joel M. Flaum delivered a favorable opinion on the oral argument delivered by Thomas Kennedy at the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals on February 8th, 2018. Oral argument was held on appeal of the preliminary injunction granted by Judge Richard...