Illinois has adopted a bill that includes a number of revisions to its laws regarding captive insurance companies. These include, inter alia:

•  changes to the types of risk that a captive insurance...

With winter on the way, it is a good time for employers to review the relevant wage and hour laws that can be triggered by inclement weather. Likewise, it is also a good time for employers to ensure their policies comply with...

In Post Holdings, Inc., et al. v. NPE Seller Rep LLC, et al., Chancellor Andre G. Bouchard granted defendant NPE Seller Rep LLC’s (“Seller Representative”) motion for judgment on the pleadings on its...

Over the last several years, we have posted several times about whether the statute of limitations bars remedies against lenders (and sometimes sponsors and trustees) of residential mortgages. (See...

Another day, another 7 figure TCPA settlement.

Today’s settlement approval comes to us from the Eastern District of Michican where a local furniture store saw its 2016 telemarketing effort turn into a multi-million...

On Tuesday, November 20, 2018, the Department of Banking and Insurance (“DOBI”) published Bulletin 18-14 (“Bulletin”) to help carriers, health care providers and other interested parties meet their obligations under the Out of Network Consumer...

In the past two weeks, U.S. District Courts in South Carolina and ...

Unlike the federal courts and Delaware's Court of Chancery, California has a statutory demand requirement.  Section 800(b)(2) of the Corporations Code provides:

"The plaintiff alleges in the complaint...

Going paperless is generally seen as a cost-savings initiative. But, consistent with Governor Rauner’s “Cutting the Red Tape” initiative, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) proposed a rule that would...

From time to time the question arises about whether a limited liability company, corporation or some other form of entity.  This is, in fact, a question that I tackled four years ago in this post.  The short answer is that the...

The Illinois Constitution was adopted on December 15, 1970. The constitution sets forth the taxing powers of home rule units and describes the exclusive power of the General Assembly to raise revenue. Because the constitution...

The New York Attorney General has fined Oath, Inc., the Verizon-owned company formerly known as AOL, a record $4.95 million in penalties for its role in allegedly helping advertisers track and target ads to children in...

On October 13, 2018, the Massachusetts legislature amended the state’s Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) law. Many other U.S. territories and localities have passed ban-the-box laws over the last decade that limit...

Missouri voters have been heard: the state’s minimum wage is on the rise. On November 6, 2018, Missouri voters approved Proposition B, a measure that proposed an increase to the current state minimum wage of $7.85 per hour. The...

This September, Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 1235 (Stats. 2018, Ch. 1011) into law.  In a nutshell, SB 1235 adds a new division to the...

Philadelphia City Council voted 14-3 today to pass the "Fair Workweek Employment Standards Ordinance," instituting scheduling and predictability pay requirements for employers in the retail, food services, and hospitality...

Wisconsin’s eminent domain rules generally require condemnors to engage in “good faith negotiations” with landowners.  Back in July, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals said “good faith negotiations” only encompassed negotiations...