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DuPage County Announces Closings Due to Weather January 2019
DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin announced plans to close DuPage County administrative offices on Wednesday, Jan. 30 2019 due to dangerously cold temperatures forecasted for the region.
Definition of Independent Contractors
The National Labor Relations Board made it easier, Friday, January 25, 2019, for companies to treat their workers as independent contractors excluded from federal labor protections.
Illinois Equal Pay Act
The Illinois House of Representatives and Illinois Senate voted to override Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner’s veto of proposed changes to the Illinois Equal Pay Act.
Enforcement of Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act
Governor Pritzker issued Executive Order 2019-02 The Executive Order directs the Illinois Department of Labor to review all pending wage cases.
Pending Illinois Legislation Re: Sexual Harassment
SB 38 sponsored by Sen. Melinda Bush (D-Grayslake). The legislation changes Illinois statutes regarding sexual harassment. This bill is currently working its way through the Illinois legislature.
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: CELEBRATING A SEASON OF GIVING
Rathje Woodward celebrated this holiday season by supporting Family Shelter Service, a charity that provides emergency shelter and other services to victims of domestic violence
Federal Court Ruling Emphasizes Deference Due Accreditors
Last week, a federal district court sitting in Georgia upheld the decision of regional accreditor, The Southern Association of Colleges & Schools Commission on Colleges, to revoke accreditation of The Paine College, a historically black college in Augusta, Georgia. Paine had been accredited by The Southern Association for nearly 100 years.
Rathje Woodward refiles Wisconsin Gerrymandering Case after US Supreme Court Remand
MADISON – Today, on behalf of Wisconsin voters in 34 legislative districts, Rathje Woodward LLC and co-counsel renewed their challenge of the state’s 2011 assembly map.
Effingham County’s request denied in ambulance hearing
A Shelby County ambulance company can continue providing transfers for now in Effingham County. A judge on Thursday denied a request of Effingham County officials for a temporary restraining order.
Converting Values: Condo owners on wrong end of deconversions lament lack of legal protections
Throughout the Chicago area, real estate investors are using condo deconversions to scoop up condo buildings in the city and suburbs to feed the continued strong market demand for rental apartments.
Missing the Heart of Palm
In 2014, Palm v 2800 Lake Shore Drive Condominium Association, 2014 IL App (1st) 111290 (known as “Palm II”)
Illinois Passes Medical Marijuana Law Permitting Use On School Grounds
Yesterday, Governor Rauner signed into law a bill that will permit limited use of marijuana-infused products at Illinois public schools for medicinal purposes.