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Pandemic creating difficult situations for employers

By Orrin Schwarz
Nov 20, 2020 8:32 AM - The COVID-19 pandemic has created some tricky situations for employers to navigate, perhaps none more difficult than the politics of the pandemic itself.
Business Ledger webinar highlights uptick in fraud

By Orrin Schwarz
Oct 27, 2020 4:43 PM - Fraud is on the rise during the COVID-19 pandemic, Dave Friedman said in a Daily Herald Business Ledger webinar, sponsored by Wipfli.
Business owners succession planning in the COVID-19 era

By Ray Prather
Nov 12, 2020 11:23 AM - The Illinois State Bar Association is working to make it more convenient to create a business succession plan during this pandemic.
COVID-19 employment litigation update

By Tami Earnhart and Cameron Ritsema
Oct 20, 2020 2:42 PM - COVID-19 has affected each of our lives in various ways and has affected many businesses and the economy quite drastically. Aside from the pandemic itself, additional requirements pertaining to health and safety, social distancing, job-protected leave and more have left employers scrambling to keep up with the rapidly changing regulatory environment. Plaintiff's lawyers have leapt at the opportunity to file lawsuits against employers pertaining to COVID-19 specific claims.
Ice Miller adds focus on 'distressed' investments

Oct 1, 2020 2:58 PM - Ice Miller, a national legal firm with offices in Lisle and Chicago, said it has launched a Distressed Investment Group, or DIG, to identify distressed investment opportunities.
Advance directives: Taking control of your health during a pandemic

By Leslie Rogers
Sep 24, 2020 10:12 AM - Individuals may not have much control over the coronavirus, but preparing advance directives is one way to take control of future financial and health care decisions and to alleviate some of the emotional burden placed on family members in what might be a heartbreaking situation.
The future of the Affordable Care Act after Justice Ginsburg's death

By Taryn Stone and Kevin Woodhouse
Sep 24, 2020 12:25 AM - It's not clear how the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will affect the fate of the Affordable Care Act.
Addressing unemployment claims during the COVID-19 pandemic

Sep 18, 2020 1:27 PM - As the coronavirus pandemic continues to terrorize the nation, many employers have been forced to confront a very bleak and grim reality: They cannot afford to continue paying and, thus employing, many of their employees.
Navigating your way through bankruptcy

Sep 18, 2020 11:51 AM - In the second quarter of 2020, the U.S. economy suffered its sharpest downturn in over half a century. This dramatic downturn caused more U.S. retail companies to seek bankruptcy protection in the first half of 2020 than in any other comparable period and left over 23 million Americans out of work.
Linda Fine selected as one of Crain's Notable Women in Law

Taylor Tjardes
Sep 14, 2020 2:49 PM - Linda Fine, co-founder of Buckley Fine LLC, has been selected as one of Crain's Chicago Business 2020 Most Notable Women in Law.

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