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Restaurant Technologies accused of breaking IL biometrics law by scanning workers faces
A worker has filed a lawsuit against an Illinois restaurant supply company, alleging that the company violates Illinois biometric privacy laws by using biometric cameras to monitor employees.
Class action: Northwestern Mutual Life violates IL genetic privacy law by asking applicants about family medical history
An Illinois resident has filed a class action lawsuit against the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, claiming that the company wrongly required applicants to share information about their family medical histories, which the plaintiffs claim amounts to "genetic information" allegedly protected by an Illinois privacy law.
Woman claims guard at Laugh Factory assaulted her amid verbal disagreement
A woman who visited the Laugh Factory in Chicago in May has filed a lawsuit against a security firm, claiming that a guard at the comedy club allegedly escalated a verbal disagreement and physically assaulted her.
Elizabeth Olivera Elected Secretary of the National Filipino American Lawyers Association
Elizabeth Olivera, an associate in the firm’s Labor and Employment Department, has been elected secretary of the National Filipino American Lawyers Association (NFALA).
Amber Coisman Joins Tressler’s Insurance Practice Group
Tressler is proud to welcome Amber Coisman as senior counsel in our Insurance Practice Group in Chicago, Illinois.
John H. Huston and Matthew J. O'Malley Settle Complex Construction Dispute
Tressler attorneys John H. Huston and Matthew J. O’Malley recently handled a complicated construction dispute involving a proprietary patent holder with a structural building system.
McGlynn rejects state's request for more time to respond to motion for injunctive relief from firearm registration deadline
U.S District Judge Stephen McGlynn denied the state’s request for additional time to respond to a motion by gun advocates seeking injunctive relief from the approaching firearm registration deadline, but he granted their request to file a lengthy response “due to the complexity of the arguments in the motion for preliminary injunction.”
Sonia Menon Honored with Step Up Inspiration Award
Neal Gerber Eisenberg (NGE) is pleased to announce that Chief Operating Officer Sonia Menon is a recipient of the 2023 Step Up Inspiration Award.
Mayer Brown promotes 65 lawyers to partner and counsel effective January 1
Mayer Brown announces the elevation of 65 lawyers to partner and counsel.
Katriina McGuire discusses zoning and development trends with Business Journals
Katriina McGuire, managing partner of Thompson Coburn’s Chicago office, was interviewed for a recent report in The Business Journals on the challenges in developing missing-middle housing and the broader debates around density that vary across neighborhoods and regions.
Illinois resident says company's employee fingerprint timekeeping system violates state biometrics law
An Illinois man has filed a class action lawsuit against Univar Solutions, claiming that the company violated Illinois biometrics privacy law by requiring workers to use a fingerprint reader system to clock in and out of work.
Ex-employee sues tortilla company, alleging fingerprint timekeeping system violates IL biometrics privacy law
A former employee has filed a class action lawsuit against tortilla manufacturing company El Popotocatepetl, alleging that the company violates Illinois biometrics privacy law by requiring workers to use a fingerprint reader system to track time.
Campaign committee created to smear GOP IL Supreme Court candidates hit with big campaign finance fine
The Illinois State Board of Elections says the All for Justice campaign committee, led by lawyer Luke Casson, a prominent ally of State Sen. President Don Harmon, must pay $99,500 for failing to report spending on time during the 2022 election campaign, when it spent millions to elect IL Supreme Court justices Rochford and O'Brien
Clausen Miller Construction Law Practice Group Achieves Regional Recognition on 2024 Best Law Firms List
Clausen Miller’s Construction Law practice group has been named among the best in Chicago on Best Lawyers’ 2024 Best Law Firms list.
Judith Miller Writes About Funding Federal Public Defenders
As political leaders in Washington, D.C., face a looming deadline to avoid another self-inflicted government shutdown, they would be wise to look around the nation to get a sense of how failing to properly fund the work of federal public defenders would harm the constituents they serve.
City of Chicago expands paid time off for all Chicago workers
Just when we were getting our heads around the upcoming Illinois Paid Leave for All Workers Act and feeling confident with the parameters of Chicago's 2017 Paid Sick Leave ordinance, another leave law has entered the fray.
ComEd customers can't continue fraud suit against utility connected to Madigan bribery investigation
Appeals panel rules litigation improperly questions motivations of General Assembly
Lawsuit alleges Georgia Nut Company violates IL biometrics law in handling employee fingerprints
An employee has filed a class action lawsuit against Georgia Nut Company, alleging the company violates Illinois privacy laws by using a fingerprint reader system to track employee hours.
2nd Amend rights groups ask full appeals court to reconsider order upholding IL gun ban
With weeks left before Illinois' "assault weapons" registration deadline, Illinois gun owners and Second Amendment rights groups have asked the Seventh Circuit to undo a panel's ruling that Illinois is OK to ban 'military-grade' guns, because they're 'dangerous'
Chicago Tribune Names Benesch a Winner of its Top Workplaces 2023 Award
Benesch is pleased to announce it has once again been recognized as a Chicago Tribune Top Workplace based on the firm’s workplace culture, values, employee development and leadership.