An interesting case is making its way through the courts, and the employer tried to use the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act to get out of their alleged bad behavior. In a nutshell, here’s what happened. An Enterprise Rent-A-Car facility in Cook Country used a fingerprint timekeeping system for its employees. When employees arrived at the […]
Nobody wants to spend money on a lawyer if they don’t have to. I certainly don’t and I understand the value that a good one can bring. If you do have to pay for a lawyer out of pocket – as opposed to a pay if you win case like a work injury or car […]
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I recently had a call from a nice woman who broke her leg at her parents house. She walked in to use the bathroom and slipped on a wet floor. It turns out there was a hole in the roof that had been there for a while and led to the leak. If she was […]
This past week was the 20 year anniversary since I started my Illinois lawyer referral and legal guidance website. In that time I’ve talked to over 500,000 people and hopefully helped most of them. I’ve also learned a lot about being an attorney, what clients think and about the legal system in general. A lot […]
We are experienced Illinois attorneys who will talk to you for free. Call us at 800-517-1614 or fill out our contact form and we will call you. Every few months I do a blog post about some of the interesting questions we’ve received. Here are some from the last few months. I was let go […]
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Most speeding tickets in Illinois are a nuisance, but not that big of a deal legally speaking. If you are over 21 and have a clean driving record, you almost never need a lawyer for a ticket that’s something like 73 in a 55. You can do traffic school and get the ticket off your […]
One of the things about being a lawyer that most people don’t think about is that most law schools don’t actually prepare you how to run a law firm or talk to people. You see this a lot with some really excellent attorneys when it comes to going to court or being an “expert” on […]
The Illinois Sales Representative Act governs commission payment law in Illinois. The Act covers three main areas. 1. When commissions come due to the employee. 2. How employers should handle commissions owed to a terminated employee. 3.The penalties that can apply to employers if they fail to comply with the Act. When you get paid […]