On March 12, 2024 New York joined other states that protect employees’ and applicants’ privacy on social media when its own protections went into effect. These protections should be familiar to Midwest employers as they...
AI in the Workplace: Employer Considerations With Use of AI, ChatGPT
February 13, 2024
Forms of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) have become commonplace for employers in recent years, particularly in the hiring process. From screening resumes to scheduling interviews, opportunities to automate human...
The New Year Brings Paid Time For (Almost) All Employees in Illinois
January 19, 2024
With the new year comes new challenges for Illinois employers, particularly those doing business in Cook County or the City of Chicago, where lawmakers enacted a new State law and two separate ordinances allowing workers in...
Veronica Kirk Obtains Decisive Defense Verdict for National Big-Box Retailer in Polk County
November 28, 2023
MWH Law Group congratulates firm partner Veronica Kirk and her team for obtaining a decisive defense verdict for a national, big-box retailer in a jury trial held recently in Polk County district court. In their premises...
Veronica Kirk Presents Oral Argument to Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in Special Session at Drake Law School
October 31, 2023
MWH Law Group partner Veronica Kirk presented oral argument on October 26, 2023 to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals sitting in a special session at Drake Law School, Kirk’s alma mater. The Eighth Circuit had not held...