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On May 13, 2022, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 3146, amending the Illinois “One Day Rest in Seven” Act into law. Shortly after, Governor Pritzker signed into law Senate Bill 3120, the Family Bereavement Leave Act, which amends the Child Bereavement Leave Act. Illinois employers should be...

A Delaware trial court, applying New Jersey and Delaware law, recently ruled that a general contractor, despite not being a party to either a loan agreement or loan commitment, could successfully recover damages from a construction lender. See BCD Assocs., LLC v. Crown Bank, No. CV N15C-11-062 EMD...

Case: Bain v. Airoom, LLC, 2022 IL App (1st) 211001 A recent Illinois appellate decision warns that overbroad form arbitration agreements in construction contracts may be unenforceable.

Law360 (June 27, 2022, 9:18 PM EDT) -- As the calendar flips to the second half of 2022, the National Labor Relations Board is poised to revisit issues including its bargaining order standards and the validity of so-called captive audience meetings, and a New York judge is mulling a landmark...

On April 27, 2022, the Chicago City Council amended the Chicago Human Rights Ordinance (CHRO). The amendments bolster the city’s sexual harassment laws and include enhanced protections for victims of sexual harassment in the workplace. The city’s press release announcing the changes can be accessed...