On 8/8/18, Storrs Downey will be presenting at National Business Institute’s Indiana Employment Law Seminar. The two-day event will provide practical courses in employment law fundamentals. HR personnel, CEOs, CFOs, accountants and attorneys are encouraged to attend. Storrs will address: ADA – From Accommodation to Discrimination Equal Employment Laws (Title […]

By: Margery Newman Introduction to Pass-Through and Liquidating Agreements The Pass-Through Claim As is typically the case in the construction context, the project owner—whether a governmental entity or simply a private property owner—enters into a contract with the prime contractor, who is then responsible for the overall coordination of the […]

Mayer Brown Partner Michael Scodro and Keller Lenkner LLC Partner Ashley Keller discuss Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Former CPD Superintendent Garry McCarthy discusses his campaign to replace Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Former Obama DOJ official Anurima Bhargava discusses Trump’s recent affirmative action directive. Author Joseph Tartakovsky joins Rich and […]

Join Rich Lenkov and Jesse Lanshe as they test your skills and knowledge of Illinois workers’ compensation in our BDL 2nd Annual Great American WC Quiz. This interactive session will provide real-world workers’ compensation scenarios and discussion. We will also have a number of giveaways awarded throughout the presentation to those […]

Co-Director of the Institute on the Supreme Court of the United States Carolyn Shapiro and Loeb & Loeb Partner Andrew DeVooght discuss significant Supreme Court cases at the end of the term and Justice Kennedy’s resignation. ACLU Legal Director David Cole discusses his fight before the Supreme Court in the […]

By: Werner Sabo   In this short note, we examine two recent copyright cases. The first (First World Architects Studio v. McGhee, 2018 WL 2727912 (Ct. App. Ohio, June 6, 2018)) is not actually a copyright case, but rather a case filed in state court alleging that the defendant sought […]

Rich Lenkov recently moderated a forum for Workers’ Compensation Magazine. “Controlling Medical Costs” featured workers’ compensation professionals, who discussed trends, factors and methods for keeping medical costs down. The forum was published in the summer issue of Workers’ Compensation Magazine.  Click here to view the full article. 

By: Geoffrey Bryce As we all know in William Shakespeare’s Henry VI, Part 2, Act IV, Scene 2 Dick The Butcher said “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers”. Was he a visionary? I doubt he could have imagined modern weapons which could cause a physical death, […]

Chicago mayoral candidates Paul Vallas and Lori Lightfoot discuss why they are best suited to replace Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Robert Blagojevich joins Rich and Tina to discuss President Trump’s possible commutation of his brother Rod Blagojevich’s sentence. Healing to Action Co-Director Karla Altmayer discusses the latest in the #MeToo movement […]

By: Jessica Jackler FLSA Amendment Revises Tip Pooling Rules In late March 2018, President Trump signed into law Congress’s omnibus budget bill, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, which in part amended the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by providing that an employer “may not keep tips received by its employees […]