Resources & Insights
The recently overhauled paid leave ordinances in Illinois include: Illinois Paid Leave For All Workers Act (effective January 1, 2024), Cook County Paid Leave (effective February 1, 2024) and the City of Chicago Paid Leave (effective July 1, 2024)/City of Chicago Sick Leave (amended) (effective July 1, 2024). Compliance is going to require more than an updated leave policy, so it is important to review your policies and practices to make sure you are compliant.
Join Amundsen Davis L&E, OSHA and Construction attorneys as they highlight key issues impacting the construction industry in 2024 at our Ninth Annual Construction Industry Program.
Join Karen Tobin for a timely discussion on the changes to filing requirements going into effect at the beginning of 2024.
Education On Demand
- Illinois Paid Leave/Sick Leave Mandates – Employers, Are You Ready?Illinois Paid Leave/Sick Leave Mandates – Employers, Are You Ready?
The recently overhauled paid leave ordinances in Illinois include: Illinois Paid Leave For All Workers Act (effective January 1, 2024), Cook County Paid Leave (effective February 1, 2024) and the City of Chicago Paid Leave (effective July 1, 2024)/City of Chicago Sick Leave (amended) (effective July 1, 2024). Compliance is going to require more than an updated leave policy, so it is important to review your policies and practices to make sure you are compliant.
- Ninth Annual Construction Industry ProgramNinth Annual Construction Industry Program
Join Amundsen Davis L&E, OSHA and Construction attorneys as they highlight key issues impacting the construction industry in 2024 at our Ninth Annual Construction Industry Program.
Blogs
In the Media
- The Morning Journal Interviews Larry James on Challenges on Road to Success | Media MentionThe Morning Journal Interviews Larry James on Challenges on Road to Success
Larry James, a native of Elyria, OH, was recently interviewed by The Morning Journal as a part of Elyria's Black Legacy Connection’s Black History Month project in 2024
- Brian Randall Included on Milwaukee Business Journal Panel on Retail in the Commercial Real Estate Market | Media MentionBrian Randall Included on Milwaukee Business Journal Panel on Retail in the Commercial Real Estate Market
The Milwaukee Business Journal recently assembled a panel that included Brian Randall to get a better idea of why more investors are rethinking their approach to retail, the concepts that are proving to be the most successful and the challenges and opportunities facing the market.
Events
- Artificial Intelligence: Concerns and Solutions for In-House Counsel | Speaking EngagementArtificial Intelligence: Concerns and Solutions for In-House Counsel
Join Caroline Mazurek Cozzi for an introduction of the basics and learn what is on the horizon for artifical intelligence.
- PFAs in Food Packaging | EventPFAs in Food Packaging
- "Final" Rules On IL Paid Leave | Speaking Engagement"Final" Rules On IL Paid Leave
Join Jeff Risch for this timely webcast to review the latest on Illinois Paid Leave in Cook County and Chicago!
- Employment Contracts Do's and Don'ts | Speaking EngagementEmployment Contracts Do's and Don'ts
Join Jeff Glass for an informative webcast to learn when IRS Section 409A applies to employment agreements and understand the essential requirements to comply with this crucial regulatory provision.
- Open Conversations: Assessing Legal Services and Access in Indiana | Speaking EngagementOpen Conversations: Assessing Legal Services and Access in Indiana
Join this Open Conversations program, hosted by Retired Justice David and Angka Hinshaw, where attorneys Deborah Daniels and Nick Huang will share their experiences participating in these working groups, from what their work looked like to the trends they identified across the state.
- Can an Employee Say That? Employees’ Freedom of Speech on Social Media and the Consequences Thereof in the United States and CanadaMay 8, 2024 - May 10, 2024 | Speaking EngagementCan an Employee Say That? Employees’ Freedom of Speech on Social Media and the Consequences Thereof in the United States and Canada
Larry James alongside two other panelists use this session to examine ways in which social media (such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp, email, etc.) can impact employment matters in the U.S. and Canada.
- Bitcoin 2024July 25, 2024 - July 27, 2024 | Speaking EngagementBitcoin 2024
Join Joe Carlasare at Bitcoin 2024 in Nashville, TN where he will be a key speaker at the event! The seminar will allow you to engage with industry leaders while exploring cutting-edge innovations.
- Indiana State Bar Association's Open Conversations: Racism & Racial Injustice: 2021 - PresentSpeaking EngagementIndiana State Bar Association's Open Conversations: Racism & Racial Injustice: 2021 - Present
Join Angka Hinshaw each month as she hosts Open Conversations: Racism & Racial Injustice with former Indiana Supreme Court Justice Steven David!
Published Works
- Pros and Cons of Legal Templates | PublicationPros and Cons of Legal Templates
In The Greater Rockford Chamber of Commerce's March, 2024 issue of The Voice, Emilie Rohde contributed an article that discusses the pros and cons of using online templates and samples for legal matters.
- A Questionable Categorization — Trademark's Struggle to Protect Tribal Cultural PropertyWinter 2024 | PublicationA Questionable Categorization — Trademark's Struggle to Protect Tribal Cultural Property
In Emilie Rohde's article, "A Questionable Categorization — Trademark's Struggle to Protect Tribal Cultural Property," published by the Marquette Intellectual Property & Innovation Law Review, she goes into detail on differentiating between cultural and intellectual property, trademark protections, the Tribal Insignia Database, and more.
Firm News
- Brandt Madsen Selected to Aviation Insurance Association's Eagle Society Class of 2024 | Firm NewsBrandt Madsen Selected to Aviation Insurance Association's Eagle Society Class of 2024
Congratulations to Brandt Madsen who was selected to AIA's prestigious Eagle Society Class of 2024!
- Molly Arranz and Sofia Valdivia Receive Law360 Distinguished Legal Writing Award | Firm NewsMolly Arranz and Sofia Valdivia Receive Law360 Distinguished Legal Writing Award
Congratulations to Molly Arranz and Sofia Valdivia on being named "2024 Law360 Distinguished Legal Writing Award" winners!