Author: Rock Fusco Connelly LLC
ILLINOIS APPELLATE COURT CLARIFIES THE MINIMUM CONTACTS REQUIRED TO COLLECT STATE SALES TAX
Out of state companies can sometimes be exposed to liability for failing to collect sales tax on internet and catalog sales to Illinois residents. A recent Illinois appellate decision, The People ex rel. Beeler, Schad and Diamond, P.C., v Relax the Back Corp., 2016 IL App (1st) 151580, sheds light on what type of connections
The New Wave of Minimum Wage Laws in Cook County
On October 26, 2016, the Cook County Board of Commissioners passed an ordinance increasing the minimum wage in suburban Cook County. It is a tiered increase that will begin on July 1, 2017, and will increase by a dollar each year until 2020. After 2020, the increases will adjust with the rate of inflation. Thus,
Illinois Supreme Court Preserves the Right to a 12-Person Jury
On the eve of former Governor Pat Quinn’s last day in office, the Illinois General Assembly passed a law that raised the daily pay rate for jurors. However, the law also provided that the size of juries in Illinois should be halved, from 12 jurors to just 6.[1] While much of the legal community applauded
Illinois Statute Tolls Time to File Insurance Claims
Many insurance policies limit the time an insured can bring a suit against its insurance provider. Generally speaking, these clauses prevent the insured from bringing a lawsuit against the insurance company if the suit falls outside of the timeframe allowed by the policy. However, Illinois has passed a law that may allow claims to proceed
“Occurrence” Must Damage More Than the Project Itself to Trigger Insurer’s Duty to Defend
Under a commercial general liability policy, does an insurer have a duty to defend its insured when the insured’s work damages property that was outside the scope of work to be performed by the insured? This question has been asked many times, but was, until recently, unanswered under Illinois law. In the recent case of
Are Daily Fantasy Sports Legal in Illinois?
With the cool breeze of fall comes pumpkin spice lattes, scarves, and, of course, football. Like all sports, football also brings gambling. However, the rise of internet gambling and fantasy leagues has spawned a new twist to sports betting: daily fantasy sports. Federal law and several state laws currently exempt season-long fantasy sports games that
Updated: Final Overtime Rule from the U.S. Department of Labor
The new overtime rule from the United States Department of Labor takes effect on December 1, 2016. This new rule will affect businesses of every size across the country. The new rule roughly doubles what minimum salaried employees can earn before they are classified as exempt from receiving overtime pay for working more than 40
Failure To Inform Insured Of A Change In Policy Coverage Results In Expanded Liability For An Insurance Company
One of the most basic and powerful tools available for every party to a lawsuit is found under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 213. Simply known as “Interrogatories,” these questions provide a party with the tools to ask questions to the adverse party which must be answered truthfully and fully, outside of any objections. These questions
How Smaller Firms Are Attracting Bigger Clients
Smaller law firms are putting their hands up for work that was once automatically bestowed on only the largest of firms. The reason for the new shift in firm size is simple: corporate clients want lower rates and more personalized attention. For those reasons, Rock Fusco & Connelly, LLC has found itself in a unique
When are non-compete clauses too restrictive?
When it comes to non-compete clauses in employment agreements or employee handbooks, the first thing that comes to mind is that the position must be one that is of utter importance to the employer; that the employee is going to access to trade secrets and other confidential information. However, non-compete clauses are finding their way