Illinois Legislature Narrows Restrictive Covenant EnforcementMarch 30, 2021Restrictive covenants are contractual terms that restrict an employee’s ability to work for a competitor. Historically, these covenants were often...
The Return to Work Dilemma – Employer-Mandated COVID VaccinationsFebruary 17, 2021The distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine is now underway and will become more widely available to the public. Employers are...
Voluntary FFCRA Extension Through March 31, 2021January 18, 2021As Congress pushed through an additional COVID stimulus bill on the eve of the new year, it also temporarily extended...
Illinois Employers Must Complete Mandatory Sexual Harassment Training AnnuallyNovember 23, 2020As 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 IllinoisNovember 3, 2020You 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 EraOctober 7, 20202020 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 HorizonOctober 7, 2020As 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-19October 7, 2020On 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 ShutdownOctober 7, 2020In 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 ReopeningAugust 27, 2020With the start of the school year upon us, employers continue to struggle with employee leave laws that protect parents. In response...
