Illinois Employers Must Complete Mandatory Sexual Harassment Training Annually November 23, 2020 As a result of recent amendments to the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA), employers in Illinois are required to provide...
Be on the Lookout for Unemployment Fraud in Illinois November 3, 2020 You and your employees may become victims of unemployment fraud. The past several weeks have seen a huge increase in unemployment...
Commercial Leases in the COVID-19 Era October 7, 2020 2020 is and will continue to be a particularly difficult year for commercial tenants and their landlords. The sudden economic...
Wave of COVID-19 Employment Litigation on the Horizon October 7, 2020 As employers continue to confront the unique challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, the first wave of COVID-19 related lawsuits...
Businesses Cannot Count on Business Interruption Coverage to Combat Covid-19 October 7, 2020 On May 27, 2020, Levin Ginsburg published a blog post (https://lgattorneys.com/can-businesses-count-on-business-interruption-coverage-to-combat-covid-19-losses/) on a fast-developing legal situation in the business and...
Access to the Courts Since the Shutdown October 7, 2020 In March 2020, as Governor Pritzker’s shelter-in-place order took hold, Illinois state and federal courts were also implementing their own...
Employers Continue To Struggle With Employee Leave Laws That Protect Parents In The Wake Of Schools Reopening August 27, 2020 With the start of the school year upon us, employers continue to struggle with employee leave laws that protect parents. In response...
Can Businesses Count on Business Interruption Coverage to Combat COVID-19 Losses? May 27, 2020 When disaster such as fire, explosion, or other event strikes and damages a business to the point of interrupting operations, the...
The Force Majeure Clause in an Age of COVID-19 April 29, 2020 An often overlooked contract provision has now gained the spotlight in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Parties to a...
Update on Federal COVID-19 Legislation March 19, 2020 Yesterday the President signed into law the Emergency Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) (the “Act”) which provides for...
