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(c) Can Stock Photo We have been actively following the Department of Labor’s changes to the rules regarding overtime minimum salary levels and other regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The rules that were first proposed in 2016 would have increased...
(c) Can Stock Photo In June 2016, we posted an article about the new overtime law that was to take effect on December 1, 2016. In November, 2016, a District Judge in the Eastern District of Texas enjoined (blocked) the expansion of the Overtime Pay Exemption under the...
(c) Can Stock Photo The law never sleeps. While I am not sure this is a quotation I can attribute to anyone, in particular, the sentiment is all too true. Recently the Illinois legislature made even more changes to the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage...
(c) Can Stock Photo / ocusfocus The U.S. Supreme Court recently affirmed the fundamental principal of freedom of speech by unanimous decision (absent new Justice Gorsuch) on June 19, 2017. This case might not be so significant if it had been decided in a different...
Depositphotos – Image ID: 21972931 Copyright: londondeposit The confirmation hearings for Judge Gorsuch are playing out for the world to see. While the decision whether to confirm Judge Gorsuch may seem like a distant event, it has an impact on all of us. We might...
(c) Can Stock Photo In May, the Department of Labor issued its final rules regarding overtime minimum salary levels and other regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The new Illinois overtime rules take effect December 1, 2016, and require employers to provide...
Illinois has long had one of the toughest eavesdropping laws in the union. With the proliferation of devices (like the ubiquitous cell phone) that are able to record conversations easily, the Illinois eavesdropping law is triggered far more often than most people...
Have you ever wondered how nice it would be if the Illinois State Legislature took a year off? Of the making of new laws there seems to be no end. People who count these things estimate over 40,000 new laws are passed in the United States each year. Many people might...
Most people who live in Illinois and have access to radio, TV, the Internet or newspapers know that the law banning handheld electronic devices while driving goes into effect January 1, 2014. Of course, ignorance of the law is no excuse, Rip van Winkles and cave...
Times have changed considerably from 30 or 40 years ago. Liquor laws continue to become tougher as lawmakers attempt to stem the tide of liquor-related deaths and injuries. Taking effect January 1, 2013, the State Liquor Control Act prohibits any person from knowingly...