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In April, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a new rule effectively banning existing non-competition agreements for all Workers, except for senior executives. Additionally, the new FTC rule bans an Employer from entering into or attempting to enforce any...
The Corporate Transparency Act (31 U.S.C.A. § 5336) was enacted by Congress in 2021 and went into effect on January 1, 2024. The Act requires many companies doing business in the United States to report information about their “beneficial owners”, the individuals who...
Recently, our firm was involved in litigation where one party asserted that an invoice containing favorable terms and conditions could be used against another party, even if the other party had not expressly agreed to the terms and conditions contained in the invoice....
The City of Chicago Council passed an Ordinance updating the Chicago Paid Sick Leave Act. This Ordinance applies to all private Employers. The updated law provides for the following: 1) 40 hours of paid leave and 40 hours of paid sick leave for each 12 month period;...
While businesses are still grappling with working from home policies for their employees, more and more companies are realizing the benefits of a physical location to meet the needs of their customers and employees. In that regard, when an owner/tenant is reviewing...
Pursuant to the Illinois Residential Real Property Disclosure Act, 765 ILCS 77/1, the Seller is required to disclose whether it has any knowledge of any defective issues in 23 different construction items (“Items”). This Disclosure must be provided before the closing...
In January of this year, the Illinois legislature enacted a number of new or amended acts that will change Illinois employment law. First, the One Day Rest in Seven Act (“ODRISA”) has been amended to revise employees’ mandatory rest and to revise employe meal periods....
The start of 2023 comes with the start of new laws and regulations that will certainly affect your business. Another year means another round of changes to labor and employment laws in Illinois of which all employers must be aware. These new laws include a...
If your company uses employee fingerprint or other biometric recognition technology in any portion of its business operations, then your company is subject to the requirements of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”). “Biometric information” means...
In January of this year, the Illinois Freedom to Work Act 820 ILCS 90/1 (“Act”) was amended. The recent amendment will have an effect on employer’s non-compete and/or non-solicitation agreements with their employees. Notably, the changes to the Act increased the...
