Repayment of Student Debt by Employers Retaining employees, and attracting new ones, has always been at the forefront of employer’s minds, but never more so than right now. An extension of the student loan repayment plan for employers is one attractive way to stabilize your workforce. The CARES Act (Coronavirus…
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Happy New Year? Legislation Impacting Small Businesses Takes Effect
New Laws for Small Businesses in 2022 From salary and benefits, to the hiring process, to non-compete agreements, an array of new state legislation that affects small businesses in one way or another has taken effect as of the first of the new year, 2022. The legislation focused non-compete agreements…
New Hoops for Landlords to Jump Through on Eviction Lawsuits
Tenant Evictions Updated October 19 Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued an executive order on October 16 extending the statewide moratorium on residential evictions for another 30 days. Pritzker first put a hold on residential evictions through an executive order on March 20, the same day he issued a statewide stay-at-home order…
Will Commercial Real Estate Rebound?
Is commercial real estate set to rebound after 2020? The pandemic and resulting stay-at-home orders from governments and private employers has upended the commercial real estate market on a number of fronts. And we are now looking square into the Pandemic Recession which has just begun. For now, it’s merely…
Businesses Should Re-examine Cyber Insurance Coverage due to COVID-19
Cyber Security Insurance UPDATED AUGUST 23, 2020 – A federal judge in Kansas has ruled that three Missouri restaurants can proceed with their claims against Cincinnati Insurance Company alleging that the policies also covered “physical loss,” which the insurers failed to define in the policies. The insurance company’s argument is…
How Can Your Business Reopen Safely—On All Fronts?
Small Businesses Reopening As of today June 26, Illinois has reached Stage 4 of coronavirus reopening, which allows essentially all types of businesses to reopen provided they observe public health safety guidance and capacity limits, with no more than 50 people allowed in one place. What does this mean for…