7th Circuit Clarifies That Discouraging Leave May Violate FMLA Recently, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit (which covers Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin) wrestled with the question of whether an employer can violate the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)...
OOO: While You Were Out, Chicago Called to Tell You About New Anti-Harassment Obligations Summertime often means summer hours and time out of the office. As such, some employers may have missed that the City of Chicago recently amended its sexual harassment ordinance...
2022 Ushers in Sweeping Restrictions on Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreements For those employers looking to think, talk and worry about something besides COVID-19, we have just the topic: the Illinois Freedom to Work Act. In August 2021, Governor Pritzker...
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...
