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A new amendment to the Illinois Equal Pay Act seeks to ensure gender pay equity. As discussed in our recent posting, New Illinois Law Bans Employers from Asking about Salary History,” starting Sept. 29, 2019, employers will be prohibited from asking job applicants (and their former employers) about wage, salary or benefits history.
David Michael
Managing Partner
Chair, Human Resources and Employment Law Practice
Mark Brookstein
Partner
A recent change in Illinois law will have a significant impact on how much retainage owners are allowed to withhold in the vast majority of new construction contracts in the state.
Richard Reizen
Partner
Chair, Construction Practice
The I-9 Form, used to verify employment eligibility, is set to expire August 31, 2019.
David Michael
Managing Partner
Chair, Human Resources and Employment Law Practice
Litigation
In a move seen to be helpful to business, the federal government is changing regulations related to how the Endangered Species Act is applied.
Karin O'Connell
Of Counsel
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed into law an amendment to the Health Care Worker Background Check Act...
A new law in Illinois seeks to advance the fight for pay equity. Governor J.B. Pritzker signed legislation on July 31, 2019
You find yourself in a situation where you want (or need) to dissolve your limited liability company. You are in Illinois.
Alison Constantine
Partner
Vice Chair, Litigation Practice
Advancement is a corollary to indemnification, permitting directors, officers and managers to get legal fees advanced for their defense of claims asserted against them in their corporate capacity.
Vanessa Tiradentes
Partner
The Illinois General Assembly has passed SB 75, a bill that would require all employers in the state to provide workplace sexual harassment training to employees annually
Mark Brookstein
Partner
llinois has cleared one of the last remaining minefields for out-of-state businesses selling to Illinois residents to submit the state sales tax that they are required to collect on such sales.
Jennifer Tolsky
Partner
Chair, Tax Planning and Structuring Practice