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In an article for The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, partners Larry Eppley, Michael Roth and Shawn Fabian and associate Lauren Mioduszewski cover how legislators recently introduced a proposed ordinance in the Chicago City Council that would require hotels to fill hiring needs with laid-off employees before seeking new hires. While intended to protect the rights of workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the legislation, if adopted, may create new problems for the hard-hit local hotel market.