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Shareholder Andres J. Gallegos was honored by the Progress Center for Independent Living on October 24, 2019, at its 2019 Liberty Gala, receiving the Liberty Award, in recognition of his advocacy for persons who are Deaf and their families. Progress Center is a nonprofit organization that supports people with disabilities so they can live independently… Read more »
Shareholder Justin L. Weisberg participated as a speaker for the HalfMoon Education seminars’ Current Issues in Construction Management on October 23, 2019. Justin presented on the topic Integrated Project Delivery (IPD). Click here to learn more about upcoming HalfMoon Seminars: https://www.halfmoonseminars.org/
CHICAGO, IL, OCTOBER 22, 2019 – Robbins, Salomon & Patt, Ltd. (RD), a full-service law firm in the Chicagoland area, is pleased to announce that Ryan T. Johnson, Justin L. Weisberg, and Cornelius F. Riordan, three experienced construction law and litigation attorneys, have joined the firm. All have excellent, established reputations in the legal community,… Read more »
Shareholder David P. Resnick will lead a roundtable entitled “Challenges with Retail Leasing and Hotels” at the ICSC U.S. Shopping Center Law Conference scheduled for October 23-25 in San Diego. Click here to view the conference’s full program schedule.
RD Quarterly-2019 Issue 3
By: Jonathan R. Ksiazek When plaintiffs in employment cases seek damages for emotional harm caused by the defendant without professional treatment, courts often refer to these damages as garden variety emotional distress. Because of the strong connection between a plaintiff’s emotional life and their employment, careful consideration must be given to these types of damages…. Read more »
By: Karuna S. Brunk On September 23, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit released its decision in Osorio v. The Tile Shop, LLC, No. 18-2609 (7th Cir. September 23, 2019), approving draw-reconciliations as a method to smooth compensation in a commission-based system – that is, the Court essentially “blessed” a… Read more »
By: Margherita M. Albarello On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a new Final Rule raising the minimum salary requirements for “white collar” (executive, administrative, and professional) overtime wage exemptions. The Final Rule goes into effect on January 1, 2020. Here are the highlights: 1. The minimum annual salary is $35,568.00, or… Read more »
View as PDF Does your business or residential property share a common driveway or parking area with the property next door? Do you use the adjoining property for access to your property? Does your property connect to a stormwater drainage system located on the adjoining property? If the answer is yes to any of these… Read more »
View as PDF Members and managers of limited liability companies can no longer hide behind what was previously a cloak of immunity under of section 10-10 of the Illinois Limited Liability Company Act. On August 23, 2019, the Illinois legislature approved an amendment to section 10-10 of the Illinois Limited Liability Company Act (805 ILCS… Read more »