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Public Act 103-1053: Illinois Legislation Protecting Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse Signed into Law
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January 17, 2025
Understanding Preponderance of Evidence: Key Takeaways from the Supreme Court’s Recent FLSA Ruling
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January 16, 2025
Employment Claim by Orthodox Jewish Food Inspector is Barred by the Ministerial Exception Ninth Circuit Rules
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January 03, 2025
ALERT - Update on the Corporate Transparency Act Reporting Obligations Temporarily Suspended
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January 03, 2025
Federal Court Blocks New FLSA Salary Basis Test Nationwide
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November 18, 2024
Terminated Employee Can Advance Religious Discrimination Claims Arising from DEI Training
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October 31, 2024
Illinois Supreme Court Clarifies COVID-19 Immunity for Healthcare Facilities in Bria Case
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October 23, 2024
Latest: FTC Non-Compete Agreement Ban On Hold (For Now)
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August 21, 2024
New DOL Rule Raises Salary Thresholds for FLSA Overtime Exemptions Effective July 2024
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August 13, 2024
Illinois Governor Signs BIPA Amendment Limiting Damages for Businesses
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August 07, 2024
Illinois Legislature Bans Swipe Fees on Taxes and Tips for Card Transactions
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July 09, 2024
Enforcing Arbitration: Lessons Learned from Recent Supreme Court Ruling
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July 01, 2024
Supreme Court Rejects Attempt to Discharge Claims Against Third Parties Through Bankruptcy Proceedings
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June 28, 2024
PLAWA Final Rules Published in Illinois Register: Time to Revise Your Policy?
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May 20, 2024
Are Non-Competes Gone? The New Non-Compete Rule & What it Means for Your Organization
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May 02, 2024
Nonprofit “Director” or “Trustee”: Which Term is Legally Proper?
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April 19, 2024
Illinois Supreme Court Defines Scope of Municipal Administrative Adjudication
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April 17, 2024
BIPA’s "Golden Age" May Be Short Lived
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April 15, 2024
Death Certificate Not Conclusive in Wrongful Death Lawsuit
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April 03, 2024
501(c)(3) Status Does Not Trigger Title IX Application
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March 28, 2024
Louisiana Lookback Window for Sexual Abuse Cases Found Unconstitutional
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March 28, 2024
Supreme Court Draws Line for Public Officials on Social Media
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March 20, 2024
National Association of Realtors Drops Policy on Commissions and Settles Litigation
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March 15, 2024
EMPLOYER ALERT: National Labor Relations Board “Joint Employer” Rule Blocked
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March 11, 2024
On Hold: Rules for Illinois’ Paid Leave for All Workers Act
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February 14, 2024
The Responsibility of Illinois Educators to Protect Students from Bullying
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February 01, 2024
Supreme Court’s “Expansion” of Personal Jurisdiction Should Not Alarm Foreign Corporate Defendants in Illinois Just Yet
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January 16, 2024
Plaintiffs May Use “Doe”-Aliases in Sexual Abuse Case—Federal Court Rules
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January 04, 2024
The Corporate Transparency Act Will Take Effective January 1, 2024
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December 11, 2023
Case Closed: No Final Action on Closed Session Minutes in Closed Session
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December 11, 2023
Medicare Increases Staffing Requirements for Long Term Care Facilities
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December 07, 2023
Is it “Personal” or “Private”? FOIA Knows!
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December 07, 2023
Formalize Relationships & Practices
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November 08, 2023
New I-9 Almost Here!
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October 24, 2023
Summer with FOIA – Hot Times and Hot Takes
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October 02, 2023
Federal Judge Vacates a $228 Million Award in a BIPA Case
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September 12, 2023
Illinois Supreme Court Clarifies When BIPA Claims Accrue
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September 06, 2023
New Laws Affecting Community Mental Health Boards
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August 22, 2023
Punitive Damages Now Available in Illinois Wrongful Death Actions
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August 22, 2023
Religious Accommodation Requests & the Latest Supreme Court Case Every Employer Should Know About
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July 20, 2023
Freedom of Information Act v. Privacy Requirements
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June 26, 2023
Lawful Severance Agreements under the NLRA? Consider Narrowly Tailored Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Provisions
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April 26, 2023
BIPA – Section 15(a) the Retention-and-Destruction Schedule
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January 24, 2023
"Any Reason" Paid Leave Law Coming to Illinois
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January 15, 2023
ALERT - Update on the Corporate Transparency Act Reporting Obligations Temporarily Suspended
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November 14, 2024
Supreme Court Upholds Private Right of Action for FNHRA Suits: Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County v. Talevski
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June 08, 2023
Illinois Appellate Court Finds a Duty to Defend a BIPA Claim under the Media Liability Coverage Section of a Cyber Insurance Policy
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May 18, 2023
Notice: Compliance with the IL Open Meetings Act Section 2.02
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May 18, 2023
Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement Unenforceable as “Unconscionable”
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March 29, 2023
The Speak Out Act: The Next Step
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January 06, 2023
Cybersecurity Risk and Responsibility Moving into 2023
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December 16, 2022
New Year, New You, New Policies Too?
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December 14, 2022
Illinois Supreme Court Issues New FOIA Opinion: Chicago Sun Times v. Cook County Health and Hospitals System
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November 30, 2022
Supreme Court Upholds County Board Chair’s Appointment Authority
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November 28, 2022
Pre-Holiday Employment Law Considerations: I-9, Daylight Savings, and Voting Leave, Oh My!
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October 27, 2022
Indiana Supreme Court Applies the Church-Autonomy Doctrine in Upholding Dismissal of Claims against Archdiocese of Indianapolis
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September 01, 2022
Ministerial Exception
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August 16, 2022
Supreme Court Holds that Maine Violated the First Amendment by Prohibiting Tuition Assistance Funds from going to Religious Schools
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June 30, 2022
Illinois Pre-Judgment Interest Statute “Unconstitutional”
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June 27, 2022
New York Passes Window Legislation for Adult Victims of Sexual Crimes
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May 25, 2022
Forced Arbitration Clauses No Longer Enforceable in Some Employment Actions
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April 06, 2022
OSHA Abandons “Vaccinate-or-Test” Rule
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January 26, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court Reverses Halt of CMS Vaccine Mandate
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January 14, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court Temporarily Halts OSHA ETS Vaccination Mandate
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January 14, 2022
Supreme Court Halts OSHA Vaccine Mandate, But Lifts Say on the Mandate for Healthcare Workers Nationwide
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January 13, 2022
Illinois Adopts OSHA’s Employer Vaccine Mandate
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January 12, 2022
CMS Issues Updated Guidance for Vaccine Mandate
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December 29, 2021
Supreme Court to Hear Challenges to OSHA & CMS Vaccine Mandates
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December 23, 2021
Sixth Circuit Reinstates OSHA’s Vaccine Mandate (For Now)
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December 21, 2021
U.S. Appeals Court Limits Scope of Halt of CMS Vaccine Mandate
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December 15, 2021
Missouri Supreme Court Permits Speculative Expert Testimony on “True” Meaning of Letters in Priest’s Personnel File
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December 07, 2021
U.S. District Court Enters Nationwide Halt of CMS Vaccine Mandate
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December 01, 2021
United State Supreme Court Refuses to Block Vaccine Mandate for Massachusetts Hospital Workers
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November 30, 2021
OSHA Seeks Emergency Relief from Fifth Circuit’s Stay of Vaccine Mandate
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November 24, 2021
Catalytic Converter Theft: A Legal Perspective on the Growing Risk
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November 23, 2021
Fraudulent Concealment of Clergy Abuse Does Not Toll Statute of Limitations for Decades-Old Abuse Claim
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November 17, 2021
Update On OSHA ETS Vaccination Mandate
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November 17, 2021
Governor Pritzker Signs Amendment to the Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act
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November 11, 2021
New Open Meetings Act Requirement to Take Effect Next Year
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November 05, 2021
Evaluating Insurance Coverage When Policies Are Lost
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October 21, 2021
Preparing Skilled Care Facilities for COVID-19 Litigation
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July 14, 2021
Illinois Prejudgment Interest Act Effective July 1, 2021
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June 25, 2021
Update to Illinois Bill Seeking to Impose
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April 13, 2021
Illinois Court Rules Against Insurer in Consolidated Business Interruption Litigation
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March 10, 2021
Illinois Bill Seeks to Impose Prejudgment Interest in Tort Actions
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February 23, 2021
New Title IX Rules and Regulations
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May 22, 2020
HIPAA Rules and Disclosures During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
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April 21, 2020
Illinois Appellate Court Allows Plaintiff to Pursue Aggressive Approach to Legal Fees and Costs Under the Nursing Home Care Act in Recent Decision
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October 03, 2019
Rulings in Business Interruption Litigation During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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September 17, 2019
Borrowed Employee’s Injury Claim Was Barred by the Workers Compensation Act Even Though A Staffing Agency’s Insurer Paid His Compensation Benefits
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August 12, 2019
Illinois’ New Marijuana Legislation: Notable Provisions and Important Considerations
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July 17, 2019
Illinois Supreme Court Signals Heightened Standard For Discretionary Immunity
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January 11, 2019
Protecting the Rights of Insureds in Bankruptcy Proceedings
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August 02, 2018
Illinois Courts Will Consider Claim File Notes in Finding an Insurer Must Defend
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April 05, 2018
Illinois Supreme Court Holds: No Absolute Immunity for “Shared-Use” Paths
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January 25, 2018
IDPH Regulatory Actions under the Nursing Home Care Act
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January 08, 2018
Enforcing Arbitration Agreements in Nursing Home Resident Contracts
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August 21, 2017
Legal Implications of Limiting or Monitoring Student and Employee Use of Social Media
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February 23, 2017
Data Security’s Weakest Links: Social Media and Human Error
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January 11, 2017
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