Illinois Minimum Wage Law Update – Higher Wages and Stiffer PenaltiesApril 25, 2019On 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, 2019Sometime in 2021, the most important benchmark for setting interest rates on commercial (and many variable rate residential) loans will...
Biometric Information Privacy Act UpdateJanuary 28, 2019In an attempt to increase productivity and efficiency, businesses are increasingly using biometric data to identify employees, customers and other...
Illinois Appellate Court Recognizes Common Interest Exception to the Waiver of Attorney-Client and Work-Product PrivilegeJanuary 15, 2018On December 7, 2017, the Illinois appellate court for the First District in Selby v. O’Dea et al., held that...
Recent Revisions to Illinois Limited Liability Company ActJuly 25, 2017By: Pamela Gros The Illinois Limited Liability Company Act (the “LLC Act”) was originally enacted in 1993 and was later revised in...
Administrative Dissolution May Breach a Company’s Third-Party ContractsApril 26, 2017By: Pamela E. Szelung Under Illinois law, corporations and limited liability companies (“LLCs”) are required to file annual registrations with the Illinois...
Your Trademark – Their Name…April 26, 2017By: Natalie A. Remien Most wise business owners have applied for and obtained trademark registrations for their business’s name, logo and/or its...
United States Seventh circuit Court of Appeals Extends Protection Against Discrimination in the Workplace to Discrimination Based on Sexual OrientationApril 26, 2017By: Kristen E. O'Neill On April 4, 2017, the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in the case...
