New Workplace Law in Illinois, Increased Obligations for Employers Effective January 1, 2020, employers in Illinois will have new obligations and restrictions regarding their employee agreements under the Workplace Transparency Act (“WTA” or the “Act”). The WTA defines “unlawful employment practices” as acts of discrimination, harassment and retaliation. New Limits… read more →
EFFECTIVE 9.29.2019 A new law will amend the Equal Pay Act of 2003 and ban salary history questions for job applicants starting on September 29, 2019. Illinois is now one of 17 states to ban salary history questions. The Illinois Equal Pay Act now prohibits employers from: Using wage or… read more →
Trucking companies may not need to pay their truck drivers for certain off-duty time, potentially including time spent sleeping in their sleeper berth units, after the US Department of Labor (USDOL) issued an opinion letter 7/22/2019 confirming that such time is generally not compensable. The letter clears up confusion caused… read more →
The 2018 annual revisions to the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, Del. Code Ann. Tit. 6, § 18-101 et seq. (the “Act”), bring two key changes. As Delaware LLCs are a favored legal entity to develop and hold real estate, lenders to these entities should pay particular attention and supplement… read more →
Beginning January 1, 2019, the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act requires employers in Illinois to reimburse employees for work-related expenses. For an expense to be eligible for reimbursement, an employer must authorize or require an employee to incur those expenses. This includes all necessary expenditures or losses incurred by… read more →
Al Domanskis, the Managing Member of Boodell & Domanskis, LLC, along with Lamar Butler of Midwest Legacy Group, recently led a presentation at Parkside Center on the Advocate Lutheran General Hospital campus which focused on estate and financial planning for families of individuals with special needs. They shared information on… read more →
Max Stein of Boodell & Domanskis, LLC was a panelist, along with John Levitske of Ankura and John Martin of Sugar Felsenthal Grais & Helsinger, on a webinar titled “Business Breakups” presented by Financial Poise as part of their Common Commercial Conflicts 2019 series. This webinar series focuses on the… read more →
A recent Illinois appellate court opinion discusses a topic that the Court was surprised to find had not previously been fully addressed: the right of a corporate director to the books and records of the corporation. In Munroe-Diamond v. Munroe, 2019 IL App (1st) 172966, the First District panel evaluated… read more →
Since the introduction of Illinois’ Limited Liability Company Act (805 ILCS 180 et seq.) in 1994, fees for the initial filing of Articles of Organization have oscillated between $400-$500 (the section and amendments detailing LLC fees is 805 ILCS 180/50-10). This is in stark contrast to the Illinois Corporate filing… read more →
