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News from November 2021


FoxFire: Pritzker admin engaged in legal 'gymnastics' in bid to close out challenge to last year's indoor dining ban

By Jonathan Bilyk |
Gov. JB Pritzker continues to fight in court against a Geneva restaurant owner, who is seeking a court order declaring Pritzker violated the law in issuing a pandemic-related indoor dining ban last fall

2021 ERISA Litigation: What You Need to Know on December 2, 2021

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2021 ERISA Litigation: What You Need to Know on December 2, 2021.

Steven Meier a Panelist for Strafford Webinar "Using Delaware Statutory Trusts in Real Estate Investments: Opportunities and Legal Risks" on December 1, 2021

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Steven Meier a Panelist for Strafford Webinar "Using Delaware Statutory Trusts in Real Estate Investments: Opportunities and Legal Risks" on December 1, 2021.

Charting a New Course: Labor and Employment Under the Biden Administration on December 1, 2021

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Charting a New Course: Labor and Employment Under the Biden Administration on December 1, 2021.

IL High Court says juror's tie to Advocate Medical no reason for removal from medical negligence trial

By Dan Churney |
The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled it was proper for a Cook County judge to keep a juror seated in a malpractice suit trial against Advocate Medical Group, saying even though the juror had a business tie to Advocate, the link was too distant to influence the juror.

McDonald's Chicago franchisee hit with class action over worker fingerprint scans

By Hayley Flynn |
An Illinois woman is suing Brittlan II, LLC, which owns and operates several McDonald's restaurants, alleging that the company violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).

Dems: Legislative maps drawn using politics, not race, so no need to alter maps just to boost Black, Latino districts

By Jonathan Bilyk |
Illinois' top Democratic lawmakers asked a panel of federal judges to ignore 'remedial maps' filed by Latino and Black advocacy organizations, with Republican lawmakers, even though the challengers' maps appear to significantly boost the number of majority-minority legislative districts.

Judge says Chicago city workers have no constitutional right to spurn vaccinations

By Dan Churney |
A federal judge has explained he recently refused to block the governor and Chicago mayor from forcing COVID-19 vaccinations upon city workers, saying the workers' evidence against the value of vaccines was "slim" and the city's evidence in favor was "substantial."

Issues in Higher Education | Pregnancy Discrimination: Legal Requirements and Practical Guidance on November 30, 2021

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Issues in Higher Education | Pregnancy Discrimination: Legal Requirements and Practical Guidance on November 30, 2021.

Illinois pension shortfall surpasses $500 billion, average debt burden now $110,000 per household

By Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner, Wirepoints |
Illinois just reached an alarming milestone: each Illinois household is now on the hook for, on average, $110,000 in government-worker retirement debts. That figure is the result of dividing Illinois’ $530 billion in state and local retirement shortfalls among the state’s 4.9 million households. In 2019, the burden was $90,000 per household.

Law firms entitled to $930K for making sure Cook Clerk Yarbrough's office complies with federal hiring oversight

By Scott Holland |
Judge rules Chicago law firms instrumental in appointment of compliance administrator, and the fees are needed to sanction Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough for fighting against the effort to tighten scrutiny on her past and current government hiring practices.

DePodesta and Fayne Named to Crain’s 2021 Notable Gen X Leaders in Law List

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DePodesta and Fayne Named to Crain’s 2021 Notable Gen X Leaders in Law List.

Locke Lord's Jennifer Kenedy, Michael Renetzky and Steve Whitmer Chosen as Crain's Chicago Business 2021 Notable Gen X Leaders in Law Honorees

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Locke Lord's Jennifer Kenedy, Michael Renetzky and Steve Whitmer Chosen as Crain's Chicago Business 2021 Notable Gen X Leaders in Law Honorees.

Unions sue Amtrak over COVID vax mandate; Rail workers continue vax court fight vs UP, Norfolk Southern

By Jonathan Bilyk |
The unions representing Amtrak workers have sued the national passenger rail carrier, asserting, as they have in similar actions vs freight carriers Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, that the rail companies don't have the power under federal law to simply force union workers to get vaccinated or face termination

Judge allows class action to crawl ahead, accusing maker of Nuk pacifiers of false advertising

By Scott Holland |
Plaintiffs leading the class action say Nuk products aren't 'orthodontic,' as label indicates

Chuhak & Tecson Sponsors American Technion Society - Chicago Planned Giving Committee's 2021 Federal Tax Legislation Seminar

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Chuhak & Tecson Sponsors American Technion Society - Chicago Planned Giving Committee's 2021 Federal Tax Legislation Seminar.

IL High Court says California domestic battery conviction doesn't strip Illinois man of right to own guns in IL

By Dan Churney |
The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled state police were wrong to pull an Illinois man's FOID card over a 20-year-old domestic battery rap.

Lawsuit: FMA Alliance violated debt collection law, shared debtor contact info with vendor to mail collection letters

By Hayley Flynn |
An Illinois man is suing FMA Alliance, Ltd. alleging that the company violated federal debt collection law.

City Hall: No need for more court orders on COVID vax mandate; Arbitrator to rule on worker grievances by New Year

By Jonathan Bilyk |
Chicago City Hall has told a Cook County judge it expects to have resolved its ongoing dispute with labor unions over its COVID vaccine mandates before the Dec. 31 deadline for city workers to get the vaccine or risk getting fired.

FAQs: COVID-19 Vaccinations in the APAC Region on November 23, 2021

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FAQs: COVID-19 Vaccinations in the APAC Region on November 23, 2021.