By: Jeanne Hoffmann, Capital Member In R.J. O’brien & Associates, LLC v. Williamson, 14 C 2715, 2016 WL 930628 (N.D. Ill. Mar. 10, 2016)(Judge Gettleman,) the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois declined applying a “bright line” rule (minimum of 2 years of employment,) finding adequate consideration […]

Rich and Jason welcome LFO employment law correspondent Maital Savin from Downey & Lenkov to discuss whether a new female-only Uber competitor is legal. They then welcome University of Oklahoma Associate Professor Of Law Kit Johnson to examine Monday’s hearing on a Texas statute that attempts to circumvent Obama Administration immigration […]

By: Robert Bramlette, Income Member It is in the best interest for the employer and executive to have a clear understanding of what they’re seeking before starting employment. The employer wants the executive to be productive from the first day, so make sure benefit issues are in place and all […]

Jason and Rich discuss if the Chicago teachers strike is legal with University of Illinois Professor Robert Bruno. They then welcome inventor Alan Amron to examine his lawsuit against 3M about who invented Post-It Notes Kroll attorney and former federal prosecutor Jeff Cramer reviews  the prospects of jailed former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich […]

By: Maital Savin, Associate Two recent Seventh Circuit decisions could be very helpful to employers defending against disability discrimination and accommodation claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA prohibits employment disability discrimination and requires employers to attempt to reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities. Although the 2008 […]

Rich Lenkov recently moderated a forum for Workers’ Compensation Magazine. The forum of workers’ compensation professionals discussed ways to resolve stagnating claims. “Why Do Claims Stagnate?” was published in the February/March issue of Workers’ Compensation Magazine. Click Here to view the full article.  

On April 30, Geoff Bryce will be awarded the Martin Luther King Jr. Drum Major Honor. This award was created based on Martin Luther King’s “Drum Major Instinct” sermon about the desire to lead with selfless motives. “Yes, if you want to say that I was a drum major, say […]

By: Geoff Bryce, Managing Partner As a general rule, builders risk policies cover fire, flood and pestilence; basically old testament disasters. Many policies have exclusions for poor workmanship, design errors and omissions. If there is a design error or omission and it causes damage, is that resulting damage covered? Even […]

This week, Rich and Jason welcome former Supreme Court clerk Andy DeVooght to discuss the possibility of Merrick Garland being affirmed as a Supreme Court justice. They then examine inaccuracies in The People v OJ Simpson movie with Harvard Law Professor Emeritus and former OJ defense lawyer Alan Dershowitz UIC […]

Rich Lenkov, Attorney, Downey & Lenkov LLC will speak at the CLM Annual Conference, which will be held at the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek, April 6-8. His session is titled, “Risk Management – Stratified General Liability Claims: Fast Tracking And Other Techniques.” Rich Lenkov brings a killer instinct and unparalleled […]