No Cell Phones While Driving After July 1st
Starting July 1st, in Illinois, you will be ticketed for using your cell phones, for any reason, while driving.
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Cannabis and Illinois Employers
Starting on January 1, 2020, Illinois residents 21 years old and over will be able to purchase 30 grams of marijuana for recreational use.
Department of Education Releases Guidance On Borrower Defense To Repayment Regulations
The 2016 Borrower Defense To Repayment Regulations (the “BDR Regulations”) were published in November 2016, but implementation was stayed until 2018.
Rathje Woodward Client Obtains TRO and Enforces Non-Compete Agreement
Recently, a large contractor retained Rathje Woodward to file a complaint and seek a temporary restraining order following the resignation of a key employee who joined a competitor.
Intern Compensation
As summer approaches, recent changes to the tests as to whether Fair Labor Standards Act (wages/overtime) applies to interns are worth revisiting. The Department of Labor examines the “economic reality” of the relationship and who derives the primary benefit from that relationship to determine whether the intern should be paid as an employee.
Rathje Woodward Wins $2 Million Summary Judgment For Insurance Policyholder
The firm secured summary judgment worth over $2 million in Owners Ins. Co. v. Seamless Gutter Corp., an insurance coverage dispute pending in the Circuit Court of Cook County.