This morning, a unanimous Illinois Supreme Court handed down its opinion in Schultz v. Performance Lighting, Inc. Schultz presented a question relating to domestic relations and child support cases: is a notice to withhold salary under the Income...
Yesterday (11/20/13), State Auditor Beth Wood appeared before the Joint Program Evaluation Oversight Committee meeting. Lawmakers and Wood criticized NCTracks, its rollout, and the lack of accountability on the part of the administration....
Are you considering cremation? There are many legal issues that come with that. While it's not easy to think about one's final days, it's always best to be prepared, especially if you have particular wishes about what happens to your body after your death. Cremation is a popular option.
Baker & Hostetler plans to acquire a 68-attorney Philadelphia-based intellectual property boutique, subject to a partner vote by both firms. A letter of intent has been signed by BakerHostetler and Woodcock Washburn, and the merger is expected to take place Jan.
In connection with the upcoming annual meeting of Provident Financial Holdings, Inc., the Proxy Advisory Services arm of Institutional Shareholder Services has recommended that Provident Financial’s stockholders withhold their votes for the director...
As 2013 comes to an end, we will consider a number of issues that employers might be facing at the end of the year. In this blog series, we will cover topics such as seasonal hiring, religious discrimination claims stemming from the holidays,...
Wanting to comply with the latest edict of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and give a recently released felon a break, Awft N. Cawssius ignored Pa Roll’s answer of “yes” to whether he had been convicted of a crime in the last five years...
Biologic drugs have become increasingly popular in recent years, and now serve as standard treatment options for diseases such as diabetes, anemia, cancer, hepatitis, and multiple sclerosis. Biologics are a class of drugs or vaccines that are...
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s Report and Order 12-21 (Order 12-21), issued in February 2012, describes revised telemarketing rules that became effective during the past 12 months....
Every time we help a client recover a multi-million dollar verdict, we hear some people say, “How can you justify millions of dollars for one person’s injury?” We used to say that if you really wanted to understand, you needed to spend two weeks in...
