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...
Illinois Minimum Wage Law Update – Higher Wages and Stiffer Penalties April 25, 2019 On February 19, 2019, newly elected Governor J.B. Pritzker fulfilled a campaign promise and signed legislation that will raise the...
LIBOR Rate Phase-out — What’s Next? March 6, 2019 Sometime in 2021, the most important benchmark for setting interest rates on commercial (and many variable rate residential) loans will...