CLCCRUL - Chicago Lawyers' Committee's Legislative Successes



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Press Kit

	CLC Wins Damages on Behalf of Racial Harassment Victim
	CLCCRUL Receives Award for Excellence in Legal Services
	Supreme Court Rules in Favor of African American Firefighter Candidates
	Chicago Neighborhood Development Award to CEDLP
	U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Chicago Firefighter Case
	Federal Court Settlement Assistance Program Training
	CLC Praises Bloch v. Frischholz Decision, an Important Fair Housing Precedent of the Federal Court of Appeals in Chicago
	CLC Files Federal Racial Harassment Case
	Supreme Court To Hear Lewis v. City of Chicago
	CEDLP Sawbridge Studios Event

Chicago Lawyers' Committee's Legislative Successes 07/13/2009

CLC provided assistance to area worker centers and labor unions in passing a new state law that strengthens protections for workers whose employers misuse the federal "E-Verify" employment verification system. The new law allows workers to file complaints about employer misuse of E-Verify with the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) and, if necessary, in state court.

CLC also helped to strengthen to the Victims' Economic Security & Safety Ac (VESSA), an Illinois law that requires employers to accommodate and treat fairly employees who are victims of domestic or sexual violence. The new law expands coverage of VESSA to employers which employ 15-49 workers, penalizes an employer which does not post notice of VESSA, and strengthens VESSA's enforcement provisions.

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