Law Blog
Illinois Personnel Records Review Act
Illinois law, 820 ILCS 40 et seq., obligates employers to timely provide on the demand of any employee or a former employee within one year of termination, an opportunity to review and obtain copies of any personnel file maintained on that employee relating to his...
New Restrictions on Employment, Severance and Separation Agreements
While most employers are not obligated to provide severance to properly terminated at-will employees, no improper discrimination, contract obligations or retaliation involved, they often offer some form of severance conditioned on the terminated employee signing a...
May Business Bytes
This month’s Business Bytes highights cloud protection, corporate criminal liability and workplace injuries. Protection for Cloud Storage. While it is popular and often less expensive to use cloud computer storage, not all providers are the same and caution is...
Elizabeth Bacon, Of Counsel, Re-Appointed to Illinois State Bar Association Privacy and Information Security Law Committee
Brooks, Tarulis and Tibble is pleased to announce that Elizabeth Bacon has again been appointed to the Illinois State Bar Association Privacy and Information Security Law Committee for 2023-2024. The committee not only advises lawyers and legislators on the current...
Employment Best Practice and Protection
A recent Federal Appellate Court affirmed the lower court’s dismissal of a demoted employee’s racial discrimination and retaliatory claims against her employer and provided guidance to employers on how to avoid or win such cases. Bragg v. Munster Medical...
April Business Bytes
This month’s Business Bytes highlights questionable confidentiality agreements, abortion expense benefits and disposing of old computers and hard drives. Questionable Confidentiality Agreements. While confidentiality agreements or NDA’s are a useful tool for...
Personal Umbrella Policy
A personal umbrella insurance policy is a layer of coverage above your auto, homeowners and business coverage to protect your business or personal estate in the event of a catastrophic claim. It should start low enough to avoid gaps with underlying coverage and be...
March Business Bytes
This months Business Bytes highlights digital evidence, protecting confidential informaiton and proper insurance claim reporting. Digital Evidence. As more commercial deals and incidents are transacted or recorded digitally, being able to authenticate the video,...
Hidden Loan Provisions
Even though you may be charged by the lender for it to prepare the documents for your loan and they are presented as the lender’s standard or customary documents, beware of the hidden provisions that always benefit the lender and never the borrower. Even if the lender...
Gift Tax Exclusion
On January 1, 2023, the federal gift tax exclusion increased dramatically by $860,000.00 or $1,720,000.00 for couples, for a total of $12.06 million. This could dramatically affect your giving, funding trusts and leaving inheritances to children and grandchildren....
