The Chicago City Council last week passed an ordinance providing more rights to employees who take time off from work to obtain the COVID-19 vaccine.

Due to reduced production during the COVID-19 pandemic, increased housing demand and climate events such as the Texas freeze and subsequent utility crisis, construction material costs have increased dramatically over the past year.

On Wednesday, President Biden detailed a plan that will allow small businesses to claim tax credits for giving paid time off to employees to get and recover from the COVID-19 vaccine.

Last month, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed SB 1480, which amended the Illinois Human Rights Act, the Illinois Equal Pay Act and the Business Corporation Act.

This week, the IRS issued guidance for employers claiming the employee retention tax credit for the first two quarters of 2021.

Earlier this week, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law SB1480, which amended the Illinois Human Rights Act (the Act) in a way that will significantly affect how employers deal with employee conviction records.

Earlier this month, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA).

For a variety of reasons, the solar industry has experienced, and will continue to experience, record growth.

Eligible borrower application deadline is May 31, 2021.

The IRS announced late last week that the due date for filing 2020 federal individual income tax returns and making 2020 federal individual income tax payments is automatically postponed from April 15, 2021, to May 17, 2021.