On May 4, 2017, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly approved a revised version of the American Health Care Act (“AHCA”), a bill that both repeals certain parts of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) and provides new provisions that would […]
House-Approved Budget Will Not Fund Border Wall or Hiring Boom Mandated in Executive Orders
This week, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017, which will fund the Federal government through the end of September of 2017. While the bill is a stopgap measure that simply extends existing programs for a few months, it […]
As July 1 Effective Date Approaches, Cook County Issues Draft Regulations for Paid Sick Leave
As we have previously reported, both Chicago and Cook County have passed paid sick leave laws that entitle covered employees to earn up to 40 hours of paid sick leave per year. Our previous alerts on these ordinances, which are […]
A recent ruling by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) indicates approval for mutual funds to be sold without servicing costs already built into the cost of the fund. In other words, the SEC ruling states that mutual funds can be […]
A recent ruling by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) indicates approval for mutual funds to be sold without servicing costs already built into the cost of the fund. In other words, the SEC ruling states that mutual funds can be […]
Last Friday the Illinois Department of Revenue released the final 2016 Cook County equalization factor, which will be used to calculate the second installment property tax bills that are anticipated to be due in August 2017. The multiplier for the […]
The NLRB Opens the Door to Union Organizing Among Undergraduate Resident Advisors at Colleges and Universities
In what will come as no surprise to even the most casual labor law observer, last Friday an Acting Regional Director for the National Labor Relations Board created a new inroad for unions to organize undergraduate resident advisors on private […]
Buy American and Hire American and the H-1B Lottery
On April 18, President Trump signed the “Buy American and Hire American” Executive Order. Federal agencies are already subject to laws and regulations which require them to give preference to American goods and raw materials in contracting and procurement. The purpose […]