After initially denying a mother's request, the board of admissions will grant breastfeeding women extra time to express milk during the Illinois bar exam.
The Illinois Insurance Code has been expanded to include coverage for telehealth services. For the purposes of this new section, "telehealth services" is defined as "the delivery of covered health care services by way of an interactive telecommunications system."
On December 23, 2014, the Fifth District Appellate Court held that Illinois law applies to custody proceedings when Illinois is the child's home state under the Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act, 750 ILCS 36/101 et seq. ("UCCJEA")
The Illinois Minimum Wage Law's overtime compensation provision has been amended to add an additional exemption to the standard 1 1/2 times pay for work done past 40 hours per week.
If a spouse gets a government pension instead of Social Security, can the pension be protected in a divorce settlement to offset the other spouse's Social Security? No, the Illinois Supreme Court held.
Where before only law enforcement and correctional facilities could provide individuals with their criminal history transcripts, a new rulemaking by the Department of State Police allows licensed fingerprint vendors to provide this service for a fee.
Co-operative purchasers of corporate stock may now purchase an increased number and value of shares. Co-operative purchasers are those who form "any co-operative association for the purpose of purchasing of or selling to all shareholders and others."
The new rulemaking alters the section "Cancelation, Revocation, or Suspension of Licenses or Permits" to implement provisions of several Public Acts. 92 Ill. Adm. Code 1040 (eff. June 23, 2015).
To comply with Illinois Public Act 96-1332, the Department of Insurance ("DOI") has made three significant changes to the way insurance adjustors are licensed.
On March 19, 2015, the Illinois Supreme Court held that insurance agents owe a duty of care to insureds under § 2-2201 of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure.
The challenge of choosing a six-person panel may make you rethink your jury-selection strategy. But some lawyers are asking whether the change in jury size violates the Illinois Constitution.
On February 27, 2015, the Illinois Supreme Court held that a judgment in favor of an unlicensed debt collection agency is not void. A judgment is only void, the court noted, if it is entered without jurisdiction.
The ISBA Traffic Law Section had one of its best years ever this legislative session, helping advance laws that remove harsh and counterproductive DUI restrictions while keeping (and sometimes boosting) appropriate punishments.
On October 17, 2014, the Illinois Supreme Court held that section 2105-165 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law, which requires permanent revocation of medical licenses for certain criminal convictions, applies to convictions entered before the statute's 2011 effective date.
On July 16, 2015, the First District of the Appellate Court affirmed the circuit court's entry of summary judgment on behalf of an insurance company in a declaratory judgment action.
