On August 29, 2014, in response to a petition by the State Universities Annuitants Association (SUAA) and others, the Sangamon County Circuit Court ordered Illinois to stop future deductions from retiree’s pension checks for health insurance premiums, and required the State to be prepared to discuss and identify ways to return money that was previously […]
FLSA Overtime Exemption is Changing for Domestic Service Workers
Effective January 1, 2015, the Fair Labor Standards Act’s overtime exemption for Domestic Service Workers is changing. The Department of Labor has issued a fact sheet which highlights the changes. Once these new changes go into effect, many Domestic Service Workers who were not previously entitled to be paid overtime will be eligible for overtime at a rate of […]
Illinois Retiree’s Pension Rights
Maduff has been hard at work fighting to preserve Illinois Retiree’s Pension Rights. Last year, the Illinois General Assembly enacted a law – Senate Bill 1313 – requiring that deductions be made from the monthly pension payments of retired public employees. The State started last year by deducting 2% of the monthly payment (1% for those on […]