Breaking Down the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
By: Mark McAndrew, Rathje Woodward LLC, Food and Nutrition Service – Includes funding to ensure the domestic nutrition assistance programs have adequate resources to…
Graduated Income Tax
In the spring session of the Illinois General Assembly, the House and the Senate, on party line votes, passed a proposed constitutional amendment…
New Laws Forum 2019
By Laurie Silvey, President, Center for Business Management, Illinois Chamber of Commerce The Illinois legislature was very busy during 2019, leaving HR professionals…
Is COVID-19 a Force Majeure Triggering Event in Your Commercial Contracts or Leases?
By: Kevin M. Carrara, Rathje Woodward LLC, www.rathjewoodward.com CONTRACTS AND LEASES IN THE WAKE OF COVID-19. As you know we are all…
COVID-19: Five Steps Every Impacted Business Should Take to Maximize Insurance Coverage
By Charles L. Philbrick & David P. Hollander, Rathje Woodward LLC Insurance Coverage Practice Group www.rathjewoodward.com In the wake of COVID-19, businesses everywhere…
How Condominium and Homeowner Associations Can Comply With Illinois’ Shelter-In-Place Order
By Scott E. Pointner, Esq. and James P. Arrigo, Esq. Rathje Woodward LLC On March 20, 2020, Governor Pritzker issued Executive Order 2020…
EMPLOYMENT LAWS DURING COVID-19
By: Sean F. Darke, Esq. With the United States workforce changing every day due to the spread of COVID-19, the following will provide…
My Employee is Subject to a “Shelter-in-Place” Order – What Do I Do Now?
By Carlos Arévalo – SmithAmundsen LLC – www.salawus.com As we continue to grapple with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and with potentially…
EEOC GUIDANCE on the Impact of the ADA on COVID-19 Preventative Measures
By Michael Wong –SmithAmundsen LLC – www.salawus.com As you know by now, COVID-19 is changing things on a daily, if not hourly or minute…
OSHA Guidance over COVID-19
By Bradley Smith, Keefe Campbell Biery & Associates, keefe-law.com This week, OSHA released new guidance for U.S. employers, giving recommendations on how to reduce worker…