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Asset Protection Trust Planning for Future Generations Many reasons to incorporate asset protection trusts into even the simplest estate plan, especially in the context of passing assets to children and grandchildren. Asset protection trusts can provide crucial benefits to even the most financially responsible beneficiaries.

Fifth Circuit Overturns Decades-Old Precedent, Expands Scope of Employment Discrimination Claims On Friday, August 18, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a landmark decision overturning nearly 30 years of precedent limiting plaintiffs in Title VII cases to claims based on &ldquo

Illinois Issues Emergency and Proposed Rules to Implement Day and Temporary Labor Services Act Amendments The Illinois General Assembly, in May 2023, passed substantial amendments to the Day and Temporary Labor Services Act (DTLSA). On August 4, 2023, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed House Bill (HB

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Illinois Mandates Pay Transparency in Job Postings Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a new law on August 11, 2023, that will amend the Illinois Equal Pay Act (IEPA) and mandate pay transparency in job postings for most Illinois employer

The Practical Approach to Business Partnership Disagreements When a couple that is in love decides to get married no one wants to think about how it might end in divorce, but to protect their assets sometimes a pre-nuptial agreement is necessary. No one should

Is Your Estate Plan Past Due for a Check-Up? Estate planning professionals help clients look ahead and anticipate future contingencies.  By necessity, however, estate plans are crafted based on laws and circumstances existing at the time th

Illinois Adds Stronger Rights and Safety Protections for Day and Temporary Workers On May 19, 2023, the Illinois General Assembly passed substantial amendments to the Day and Temporary Labor Services Act, 820 ILCS 175, through House Bill (HB) 2862. The amendments expand the rig

Illinois increases Medicaid asset limit to $17,500 or did it? What happened? Until recently, if someone had one dollar over the $2,000 asset limit, they would not qualify for Medicaid in Illinois. Most states have a similar asset limit. However, seemingly out

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The Cost of Aging is Astronomical: A Deeper Look at How to Afford to Live Out Your Golden Years The article is reprinted from the Illinois State Bar Association’s Section on Elder Law, Elder Law newsletter, May 2023 Vol 28 No 7 Background The enactment of the Affordable Care Act (a

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The FTC’s M&A Exception in its proposed Non-Compete Clause Rule In January 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) proposed the Non-Compete Clause Rule (the “Proposed Rule”).* The Proposed Rule would, among other things, provide the

Has Your Business Attorney Met Your Estate Planning Attorney? Every business should have documentation that confirms its ownership, management, and governance structures.        If the business has more than one owner, the documentation sh

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Illinois Legislature Advances Proposed Amendment to Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act On May 8, 2023, the Illinois legislature passed Senate Bill 1515 (the “Amendment”), which would amend the Illinois Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act (820 ILCS § 55) to m

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Workplace Violence: Recent Events Are Another Tragic Reminder for Employers As has been the case too many times in the past, at least one of the recent tragic mass shootings that has been in the headlines involved a workplace shooting. The employee who committed this violence

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Illinois Supreme Court Holds Five-Year Limitations Period Applies To All BIPA Claims The Illinois Supreme Court settled the statute of limitations question on the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) once and for all. In Tims v. Black Horse Carriers, Inc., Illinois&r

Non-Compete No More? FTC Proposes Broad Ban of Non-Compete Agreements On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) unveiled a proposed ruling that would essentially ban noncompete agreements across the country. This proposed ruling is b

Illinois High Court Allows Biometric Privacy Claims to Go Back Five Years A plaintiff has her fingerprints forever. But she doesn’t have forever to file a lawsuit for improper retention, deletion, collection, or use of her fingerprints. For years, Illinois courts have

Illinois Paid Leave for All Workers Act is Ready for Governor’s Signature Governor J.B. Pritzker has indicated he intends to sign the Illinois Paid Leave for All Workers Act that passed both houses of the legislature on January 10, 2023. The Act will entitle covered employe

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Risky Business: Addressing the Legal Risks of Workplace Romance Valentine’s Day is an appropriate time to think about how to deal effectively with workplace romance. Real-life workplaces rarely reflect movie scenarios. Consider: Mel Gibson’s c

IRS Proposed Regulations Would Permanently Allow Remote Witnessing of Spousal Consent The IRS issued new proposed regulations that would permanently change the rules that require spousal consent for plan distributions to be signed in the physical presence of a notary or plan

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Employee Requests to Work Remotely While Abroad: Considerations for Employers In the wake of the pandemic and global adoption of teleworking, an increasing number of employees are looking to work remotely abroad. Unfortunately, the law is not as flexible as technology. It may b

What We Ask of Law This Book Review asks what comprises a well-functioning legal system in light of new evidence of how law operated across a wide historical panorama. Such contextualization has implications for a sound working definition of law, understanding law’s relation to the rule of law, and law’s role in e...

State Law Roundup: 2022 Year-End Edition With 2022 now in the past, employers should ensure they are aware of the multitude of new and changed laws that have gone into effect (or will be going into effect shortly) to ensure compliance as we