DOJ Calls for Preliminary Injunction on Sections of Ill. Workplace Privacy Law
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) sought a preliminary injunction against an Illinois workplace privacy law on Wednesday, alleging that certain sections of it infringe on the federal government's ability to conduct immigration enforcement.
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The federal government asked the U.S. District Court for Northern Illinois to enjoin certain provisions of the Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act. DOJ argued that the injunction should be granted because it is likely to succeed on the merits and irreparable harm will occur without it.
"In essence, Illinois has made compliance with federal law a burden under state law and has imposed state civil liability through that state law," said the DOJ. "Moreover, Illinois has codified a state law" that hinders "the ability of the federal government to uniformly enforce and regulate the administrative process of employment verification and inspection."
Case 25-04811 began May 1 when the DOJ sued the state attorney general and the Illinois Department of Labor for violations of the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution and the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, along with other federal laws (see 2505050065).