In the US, there is a wage war going on that affects not just women workers in a traditional setting but also, have you noticed what is going on in the world of soccer? While soccer may not be “as big” of a sport as football or even baseball, soccer fans are always loyal. Those […]
A woman who contacted me works in a restaurant waiting tables. I used to be a waiter and know from experience that customer orders will get screwed up. It’s not on purpose of course, but things happen. You write it down wrong, the cook reads it wrong, the customer changes their mind. Things happen. At […]
We have a philosophy when it comes to recommending an attorney. Actually we have a few. But the overall one is that we try to recommend an attorney who gives you the best chance of success. These are attorneys who we would recommend to family members or friends. This for us means experienced attorneys who […]
In Cook County, the main courthouse is the Daley Center. It is the home to most of the civil matters and some traffic cases as well. It is considered the first district courthouse of Cook County. The Daley Center is at 50 W. Washington St. in Chicago. The following is a list of some of […]
Raise your hand if you hate spam or wasting time. Is your cell phone being inundated by telephone calls or texts from automated messages and telemarketers? In 1991, a law was passed that makes this process illegal. The law is called the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, or TCPA. TCPA encompasses a few items including telemarketing, […]
Generally speaking, attorney’s fees are the responsibility of the executor of the estate. The executor is the person assigned to carry out the terms of the will. The executor usually is authorized to pay the attorneys fees out of the estate before distributing the assets to the beneficiaries. As for the fee arrangements with the […]
Legal malpractice cases can be hard to win. One of the obstacles is proving “damages.” Damages is the legal term for the amount you were harmed. In other words, you don’t win a legal malpractice case by just showing that your lawyer made a mistake that made you lose your case; you have to put […]
A lawsuit was filed today on behalf of a group of exotic dancers just outside the Peoria area at a club called “Club Cabaret.” The suit is hoping to get class action status for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In plain English, it’s a lawsuit about wrongly calling the girls independent contractors […]
With Bruce Jenner and others in the news lately, a hot topic in Illinois law has been transgenders and laws that apply to them. In Illinois, if you are transgender and get harassed, you do have protections. We’ve been involved in lawsuits for those harassed while working for example. One area where this comes up […]
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