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Extras on a construction project are perhaps the single most litigated issue. A recent Illinois Appellate Court decision addressed what I think was a bizarre ruling by a trial court on a claim for extras and overturned the trial court’s ruling. A general contractor was employed to expand the warehouse of a Menard’s store. A… Read more »
If you took my advice, and I’m sure you have, then there is no reason to read further because you have remained diligent in staying up to date with the National Labor Relations Board’s (hereinafter “NLRB”) rulings regarding social media and the work place. For the few of you that overlooked the significance of my… Read more »
A primary motivation in estate planning is leaving to our beneficiaries, the assets we have accumulated over a lifetime. Clients focus on the monetary value of inheritance, most seeking equal treatment for their beneficiaries, some wishing unequal treatment or disinheritance of some, and most concerned about having their wishes respected and carried out. Very few… Read more »
Over the years, the federal estate and gift tax laws have featured a once-in-a-lifetime exemption enabling taxpayers to make tax-free gifts to reduce their estate tax liability in varying amounts. While the exempt amount was once as little as $60,000, and for quite a few years has been pegged at $1 Million, the gift tax… Read more »
When you hear the term social media what do you think about? If your only thought is Facebook, you may have a problem. Social media is the future and the present. Social media affects your business everyday: from an employee tweeting a complaint about an employer, to a customer expressing a complaint on Yelp; it… Read more »
Summertime. When my children were little and summer rolled around, we used to get someone we called a summer girl to come stay with us for the summer, be an activity director for the children, and give us a little time to ourselves. Now I think they’re called Nannies, and sometimes they’re hired on a… Read more »
Di Monte & Lizak, LLC is proud to announce that Ryan R. Van Osdol has been named to the 2012 Illinois Super Lawyers’ Rising Stars list as one of the top attorneys in Illinois for 2012. No more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in Illinois are selected to the list. Mr. Van Osdol has… Read more »
Many clients have strong views on funeral arrangements, and want to know “the best way” to see to it their instructions and wishes are carried out. Some people have asked us to include funeral directions in their will. Since wills commonly are not read until after funeral arrangements have all been settled and completed, we… Read more »
Companies may find they need people with certain skills, but are concerned about expanding their workforce with regular employees and the overhead concomitant with employees (unemployment insurance taxes, worker’s compensation insurance, payroll costs, etc.) One solution is to supplement the workforce with independent contractors. Governmental agencies like the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES), the… Read more »
The Illinois State Bar Association bestowed on Eugene A. Di Monte & Linscott R. Hanson, partners in Di Monte & Lizak, LLC its coveted Distinguished Counselor Award in recognition of each having practiced law in Illinois for 50 years. Both Gene and Lin were admitted to practice by the Illinois Supreme Court on November 28th,… Read more »