On Aug. 9, 2024, Illinois Gov. Pritzker signed into law HB3733, which amends the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) to cover employer use of artificial intelligence (AI). Effective Jan. 1, 2026, the amendments will add to existing requirements for employers that use AI to analyze video interviews of applicants for positions in Illinois.

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Photo of Tiffany S. Fordyce Tiffany S. Fordyce

Tiffany S. Fordyce concentrates her practice on commercial litigation, with an emphasis on labor and employment. She is Chair of the Chicago Labor & Employment Practice and Co-Chair of the firm’s Labor & Employment Practice’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Group. Her employment litigation…

Tiffany S. Fordyce concentrates her practice on commercial litigation, with an emphasis on labor and employment. She is Chair of the Chicago Labor & Employment Practice and Co-Chair of the firm’s Labor & Employment Practice’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Group. Her employment litigation practice includes all types of discrimination and retaliation claims, wage and hour claims, trade secret misappropriation claims, whistleblower claims, restrictive covenants, Fair Credit Reporting Act claims, Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) claims and WARN Act claims. She defends single plaintiff, class action and collective action employment cases. Tiffany represents employers in federal, state and administrative courts, as well as before administrative agencies.

In addition to litigation, Tiffany also presents group and one-on-one employment training seminars. She advises clients on how to avoid litigation by counseling on employment related matters such as managing leave policies, responding to employee performance issues, national and local reductions in force, handbooks, BIPA compliance, drug testing policies, employment and consulting agreements, severance packages, social media policies, proper employee classification, and non-competition and separation agreements. She also is frequently called upon to conduct investigations and audit human resources practices and protocols, including as it relates to pay equity, whistleblower, harassment and discrimination complaints.

Photo of Mikaela Shaw Masoudpour Mikaela Shaw Masoudpour

Mikaela Shaw Masoudpour is a trusted advisor to companies from startups to Fortune 100 in a wide range of employment matters, from strategic employment counseling and internal investigations to proactive audits and compensation analyses to litigation. She provides pragmatic, timely advice to employers…

Mikaela Shaw Masoudpour is a trusted advisor to companies from startups to Fortune 100 in a wide range of employment matters, from strategic employment counseling and internal investigations to proactive audits and compensation analyses to litigation. She provides pragmatic, timely advice to employers for their pressing workplace issues, including hiring, leave and disability, remote work, performance management, pay equity, restrictive covenants, wage and hour, workplace policies, and labor relations.

When litigation does occur, Mikaela regularly represents clients in courts and before administrative agencies in individual and class claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Family and Medical Leave Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Equal Pay Act, federal labor laws, and other employment statutes. She leverages her deep courtroom experience to assist employers with litigation prevention and crisis management.