State Bias Law Changes Don’t Stop for Pandemic With so much attention on COVID-19 and its impact on workplace issues, employers may have lost track of some important changes affecting Illinois employers in 2020. Some of these changes took effect on July 1. Let’s take...
Fox Swibel Is Here to Assist You in Navigating Through Financial Distress Issues In the past few months, businesses have been thrust into a maelstrom of new historic challenges: a virulent pandemic of uncertain duration, depressed demand for products and services,...
Phase 4: Illinois Cautiously Resumes Indoor DiningandLegal Considerations for Leases and Joint Venture Agreements in a Post-COVID World Background: As of June 26, Illinois has moved into Phase 4 of the “Restore Illinois” Plan. During Phase 4, restaurants are allowed...
Chicago Restaurants in the Age of COVID-19: A New Frontier On May 5, 2020, Governor J.B. Pritzker released “Restore Illinois”, a 5-step public health plan for re-opening Illinois (the “Plan”). The Plan clearly is of considerable interest to our restaurant and...
Main Street Lending Program: Federal Reserve, Treasury Department Create New Lending Facility, Release Updated Program Terms and FAQ’s This Client Alert relating to the Main Street Lending Program (the “MSLP”) has been updated to incorporate new guidance released by...