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The secretary of state amended portions of the Business Corporation Act, General Not For Profit Corporations Act, Uniform Limited Partnership Act (2001), and Limited Liability Company Act. These amendments replace emergency amendments implemented in January and February of 2021.
The Department of Employment Security adopted a new section to Claims, Adjudication, Appeals, and Hearings to replace the emergency rules adopted in February 2021.
Technology has allowed lawyers to adhere to the requirements of social distancing during COVID, but has also presented the profession with new challenges.
The Illinois General Assembly enacted Public Act 102-0005 to administer receipt of federal financial aid relief to eligible residential landlords and tenants amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
On May 21, 2021, the Third District of the Illinois Appellate Court affirmed in part a trial court’s dismissal of a lawsuit challenging Gov. Pritzker’s executive orders during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wiping the slate clean and making things right with those to whom we’ve done wrong.
As a result of state tax burdens due to the pandemic, it is becoming increasingly common for people now facing higher state taxes on their earnings, profits, and gains—and benefiting from the ability to remotely work from home—to look to permanently move to no- or low-tax states to avoid state taxation.
Technology has allowed lawyers to adhere to the requirements of social distancing during COVID, but has also presented the profession with new challenges.
Lessons learned from an attorney who participated in Illinois’ first remote civil jury trial.
Employers should consider whether to require, incentivize, or simply encourage employees to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
The pandemic gives us an opportunity to leave behind tired customs and habits.
The staggering unemployment numbers that hit the U.S. economy during the pandemic was a common topic of conversation during 2020. What is often left out of that conversation is the mass exodus of women from the workplace.
How working women have been impacted by COVID-19.
As vaccinations become more available and the number of COVID-19 cases remain relatively low on average, many are wondering, "What's next?"
Strategies to manage your well-being during COVID-19.
A look at how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the practice of law.
Reflections from an introvert after a year of COVID-19.
With an express purpose of encouraging employees and their families to get the COVID-19 vaccine, the Illinois Department of Labor recently issued guidance for employers regarding compensation and paid leave in connection with absences for vaccine appointments.
A look at virtual arbitration during COVID-19.
The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) adopted a new Part titled Local Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency (Local CURE) Support Program. The Part implements the Local CURE Support Program, which distributes federal relief funds from the CARES Act to units of local government.