Texas Court Blocks Department of Labor’s Overtime Rule December 2, 2024 On November 15, 2024, a federal judge in Texas struck down the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) rule that raised...
Edward R McMurray to Serve as Faculty Member at Institute for Organization Management May 16, 2024 A Leadership Training Program Produced by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce WASHINGTON, D.C.— Institute for Organization Management, the professional development program...
Illinois Legislature Narrows Restrictive Covenant Enforcement March 30, 2021 Restrictive covenants are contractual terms that restrict an employee’s ability to work for a competitor. Historically, these covenants were often...
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...
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...
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...
New Rules Regarding Retirement Benefits — More Secure? December 31, 2019 The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (SECURE Act) is now effective. The Act made various changes to rules...
Can Your Business Adopt a Tradename that Others May Deem “Offensive”? August 12, 2019 The answer may very well be a resounding, “Yes,” insofar as it relates to trade names and trademarks. Recently, the...
CCPA UPDATE May 1, 2019 While most businesses are aware, a surprisingly small number report that they will be ready to comply with the California...
