Law Blog
Requesting Genetic/Medical History Information
The Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act of 1998 410 ILCS 513/25(c)(1) (GIPA) prohibits inquiries into a person’s family medical history and obtaining genetic information. Like the federal Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) that regulates...
Fiduciary Duties
A fiduciary is a legal term identifying a person or entity with a special legal relationship with another, imposing an obligation that the fiduciary act in the best interests of the other, its client. Parents, trustees, guardians, advisors, counselors, caretakers,...
Inventory/Product Loss
Insurance trade groups report an increasing number of loss claims arising from inventory and product loss – often employee theft. As these losses increase premiums increases will follow. Be sure that any steps taken to prevent such losses are legal, defensible,...
Avoiding the Traps of a Family Business
Almost every parent’s dream is to create a family business that will be a legacy to and source of wealth for his or her heirs. However, almost every successful entrepreneur spends more time growing the business than considering how the growing family will successfully...
Mandatory Compliance: Illinois Secure Choice Program
As of November 1, 2023, Illinois employers with five or more employees are required to participate in the Illinois Secure Choice Program. The Program, launched in 2018, is designed to address the retirement security crisis, offering an Illinois sponsored retirement...
Disclosing a Data Breach
Suffering a data breach could be fatal to your business, but if it isn’t, don’t let your handling the breach make it so. Federal and state laws and trade association standards provide some guidance on when, what type and to whom notices of a data breach must be...
Financial Distress
When your business is faced with financial distress, there are actions you can and should take before all your lenders, creditors, landlords, customers and employees learn about the situation that may alleviate, reduce or defer the fall-out, that include:...
New View on Unfair Competition
A recent Illinois Appellate Court ruling upheld a carpet cleaner’s claim against a competitor that its competitors’ use of cleaning chemicals banned by the EPA that do a better cleaning job than his legal cleaning solutions constituted unfair competition in Illinois....
