February 7, 2020 | Client Alert
With the start of 2020, two new laws took effect that will significantly impact estate planning in Illinois. The new Illinois Trust Code updates and substantially changes the older law that has governed trusts and trustees in Illinois since 1973;… Read More
January 20, 2020 | Client Alert
The legal doctrine of joint employment bedevils many employers. Reduced to its essence, joint employment means that an employee can look to two different employers for liability purposes if that employee’s legal rights are violated. For example, if a manufacturing… Read More
November 21, 2019 | Client Alert
Violating the FMLA can be very expensive. In a recent decision dated November 12, 2019, Valdivia v. Township High School District 214 the defendant school district was hit with a verdict that will cost it more than $225,000 even… Read More
November 21, 2019 | Client Alert
The Illinois legislature passed the Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act in August 2019. At present, the Act is only four paragraphs long with the first paragraph being its name. Its protections will grow over time. This legislation continues a… Read More
November 1, 2019 | Client Alert
More employers will drug test their employees as an unintended consequence of the legalization of recreational marijuana. Recently, the federal government posted guidelines for federal employers who use “oral fluid specimens.” Illinois employers should consider testing “oral fluid specimens”… Read More
October 22, 2019 | Client Alert
Most of our clients are non-union and pay little attention to what the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) does. Its recent ruling, however, is an important vindication of property rights for non-union and union employers alike. Previous Standard In 2011… Read More
October 1, 2019 | Client Alert
One provision that is often overlooked when negotiating commercial leases is that related to the handling of real estate taxes. This can become an issue – especially when a property with tenants is being sold, and the lease language is… Read More
September 26, 2019 | Client Alert
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that Illinois employers can reconcile commissioned sales “draws” without fear of class action litigation under the Illinois’ Wage Payment and Collection Act (“IWPCA”). This September 23rd decision is a common sense ruling… Read More
August 22, 2019 | Client Alert
In April 2018 we predicted that Illinois was “one governor’s election” away from banning salary history questions. Right on schedule, Governor Pritzker signed a law that will amend the Equal Pay Act of 2003 and ban salary history… Read More
August 22, 2019 | Client Alert
The Chicago City Council passed the Chicago Fair Workweek Ordinance last month and Mayor Lightfoot is expected to sign it into law. The new law will go into effect for covered Chicago employers on July 1, 2020. This ordinance… Read More