By: Storrs Downey & Jessica Jackler As businesses contemplate reopening, there are many legal and personnel issues to first consider. It is imperative that employers come up with a detailed plan well in advance of reopening its doors. This article explores some potential pitfalls employers should be aware of and […]

Capital member Rich Lenkov was quoted in a Business Insurance article discussing efforts to close older workers’ compensation claims due to the pandemic in “More Legacy Comp Claims Closures Anticipated With Pandemic.” The pandemic’s significant economic impact has forced many claimants who previously declined settlement offers to request to settle their workers’ compensation claims […]

By: Rich Lenkov In one of the first moves after the Illinois legislature went back into session, the Illinois General Assembly passed a bill on 5/22/20 making it easier for employees claiming COVID-19 to receive workers’ compensation benefits.  The bill creates a rebuttal presumption that the virus was contracted on the […]

The spring 2020 issue of American Bar Association’s (ABA) Entertainment & Sports Lawyer is now available. The quarterly publication provides readers practical information, public policy and scholarly viewpoints on current entertainment and sports industry matters. Select feature topics for the Spring 2020 issue include: Defenses for non-performance amid COVID-19 2020 […]

Hunton partner and former Supreme Court clerk Elbert Lin and University of Minnesota law professor Timothy Johnson discuss Justice Clarence Thomas’ sudden outspokenness from the bench. Civil rights attorneys Areva Martin and Cannon Lambert discuss the latest in the Ahmaud Arbery case. Forensic accountant, professor and “All The Queen’s Horses” […]

By: Rich Lenkov A new bill would make it far easier for employees alleging work-related COVID-19 to prove their case.  Analysis: The 4/13/20 Emergency Amendment to the Rules of Evidence, which was later repealed, greatly expanded a “petitioner’s” ability to prove their case. This meant that until an employee began the […]

University of Illinois College of Law Adjunct Professor Scott Szala and WTTW-TV “Chicago Tonight” correspondent and former Statehouse Bureau Chief Amanda Vinicky join Rich and Tina to discuss the latest stay-at-home lawsuits filed against Illinois Governor JB Pritzker. University of Indiana Kelley School of Business Associate Professor Nathaniel Grow discusses […]

By: Rich Lenkov After a downstate judge granted a temporary restraining order (TRO), effectively nullifying the rule change granting a wide class of employees great latitude establishing COVID-19 cases, the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission now has repealed the rule altogether. While the restraining order was “temporary,” and set for briefs and oral arguments in May, in a conference […]

By: Rich Lenkov On 4/24/20, Sangamon County Circuit Court Judge John Madonia granted a Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) filed by several business groups, Business Groups Sue Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission Over Rule Change. The TRO follows a telephone hearing on 4/23/20. The court has enjoined the Commission and […]

By: Rich Lenkov As predicted last week in Illinois Workers’ Compensation (IWCC) Emergency Rule Change, a coalition of business groups filed a lawsuit today against the IWCC to oppose rule changes making it easier for employees to recover for COVID-19 injuries. The lawsuit was filed by the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association and Illinois […]