Traveling to the U.S. can be grueling. By the time you arrive at Customs and Border Protection (CBP), all you want is to get through and be on your way. But diligence and a little extra time at CBP can save you headaches, money,…
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/ Immigration Law, International Law & Trade
Parties to business acquisitions use indemnification clauses to provide security for harm that may result following the closing of the transaction. Indemnification obligations require one party to compensate the other for costs…
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/ Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Finance & Banking, Mergers & Acquisitions
On August 23, 2024, in the case of Restaurant Law Center, et. al. v. U.S. Department of Labor, et. al., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit invalidated the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) 2021 Tip Credit Rule…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has proposed a new rule that could impact lenders using forms of artificial intelligence in their lending practice. The rule affects mortgage originators and secondary market…
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/ Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Residential, Science, Computers, & Technology
Proper and meaningful employee onboarding is essential. Learn best practices for effective hiring and initial onboarding to help diminish problems down the road. Interviewing, background and reference checks, as well as actual…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
On August 9, 2024, the Illinois State Senate finalized amendments to the Right to Privacy Act. These amendments add additional requirements for employers who use employment eligibility verification programs, including E-Verify…
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/ Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law, Privacy
Several changes impacting employers in jurisdictions across the nation are summarized in our latest blog post.
California -
Effective July 1, 2024-
On July 1, 2024, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2288 (A.B. 2288) and…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
Illinois recently passed a number of laws that will significantly impact Illinois employers and require employer policies and employee handbooks to be updated and revised.
Effective August 2, 2024-
On August 2, 2024, Governor…
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/ Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Privacy
On August 2, 2024, Governor Pritzker signed Senate Bill 2979 (“SB 2979”) into law, making significant changes to the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”). By way of background, BIPA requires private employers to…
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/ Consumer Protection, Labor & Employment Law, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
Illinois continues to change the landscape for employers, allowing employees more leeway when it comes to the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) and Illinois Personnel Records Review Act (IPRRA).
Recent Amendments to the Illinois…
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/ Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Privacy
Following a split between federal district courts (federal judges in Texas and Florida ruled to temporarily block the Federal Trade Commission’s ban while a Pennsylvania court upheld it), a federal district judge in Texas has…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
The Interchange Fee Prohibition Act (IFPA), signed into law in June of 2024 by Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, prohibits banks, savings associations, credit union, and others from receiving or charging an interchange fee on the…
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/ Consumer Protection, Electronic Discovery, Finance & Banking
On June 27, 2023, Truck on highwaythe Supreme Court of the United States decided Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co., 600 U.S. 122 (2023). The divided Court upheld a Pennsylvania corporate registration statute which stated…
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/ Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Transportation
There are various state and federal laws that prohibit discrimination against disabled individuals. The best known of these is the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), which requires that places of public accommodation be…
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/ Civil Rights, Consumer Protection, Science, Computers, & Technology
There is much uncertainty about the future of FTC's new rule (the “FTC Rule”) making most non-compete agreements unlawful and barring employers from enforcing past non-compete clauses against nearly all employees and independent…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Labor & Employment Law
