SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - By now, almost everyone in Illinois has heard that Jan. 1 will mark the beginning of a significant change in the state’s criminal justice system – the e...

As 2022 draws to a close, Illinois and Chicago employers face new labor and employment obligations heading into the new year. Illinois Voted Yes to Workers’ Rights Amendment – But Litigation Is Exp...

Defendant was Convicted After Trial of Participating in Fraudulent Scheme to Access, Monitor and Convey User Information to Saudi Royal Family and The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia A California man was ...

Letter writer Frank Schindler is 100% right in his assertion that the Maryland Attorney General’s report on child sexual abuse should be released (”Release the full AG report on child sexual abuse...

Duncan Cotterill senior associate Jeremy Ansell recaps a string of significant legislative and case law changes in ’22, with more to come in ’23. Saying a year’s been a ‘big one’ in various ways is...

The US Labor Department and the IRS are streamlining their coordinating process to stop businesses that misclassify workers and deny them wages, benefits, and legal protections. Both federal agenc...

LawFlash In a recent case, the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit confirmed that the anti-retaliation provision of the False Claims Act (FCA) prohibits employers from retaliating against emp...

The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) has provided guidance on the upcoming changes to the state’s minimum wage rates in light of the Michigan Court of Claims decision in ...

Anti-war and First Amendment advocates are among those ramping up pressure on President Joe Biden to commute the 45-month prison sentence of Daniel Hale, a former Air Force intelligence analyst an...

New Era Golf Ohio NAL shared tips with managers, failed to pay accurate overtime rates NEW ALBANY, OH – Federal investigators have recovered $88,822 in back wages and liquidated damages for 32 work...