New Illinois Whistleblower Laws & Protections | 2025 Update
New amendments made to the Illinois Whistleblower Act (“IWA”), 740 ILCS 174/1 went into effect as of January 1, 2025. House Bill 5561 made changes to whistleblower laws to improve protections for workers who report their employer’s wrongdoings or illegal...
Disparti Files Appeal w/ US Supreme Court for Groundbreaking ADA Case
Disparti Law Group attorneys Larry Disparti and Cass T. Casper filed the firm’s first appeal (but certainly not its last) to the country’s highest court — the Supreme Court of the United States. This groundbreaking case challenges how an employer assesses...
Is Workplace Bullying Illegal? | Hostile Work Environment
According to the Workplace Bullying Institute (WBI), an estimated 48.6 million Americans, or about 30% of the workforce, are bullied at work. That means millions of Americans go to work in fear, spending most of their week in a hostile work environment due to...
55 Terms Every Union Member Should Know
At Disparti Law Group Accident & Injury Lawyers, we proudly support several local unions in Chicago and the surrounding area. We want union members to feel safe, protected, and empowered as they work day in and day out to build and support our great city....