There’s a ton of TV and radio ads promoting the so-called “Fair Tax” and a ton of ads fighting against it. You probably know the drill. Illinois currently has a Constitutionally mandated flat income tax. Governor Pritzker and the Democratic...
In my last post, I strongly suggested small businesses actively engage and ready themselves in order to obtain the essentially free money being provided by the Federal government under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) offered by the Small Business Association...
Are you a business owner employing 500 people or less and concerned the government shut-down has all but crushed your enterprise? Well .. join the club. That said — with tongue firmly in cheek — there is help. Pretty serious financial help, that in some...
Fox Business is reporting that the Federal Trade Commission is looking at potentially ending the practice by employers of using restrictive covenants (or, covenants not to compete) for certain personnel. Banning this employer tool/practice would be a rather drastic...
It’s been quite a while since my last blog post. This one will be super short — a mini-rant continuing from two days ago. And here’s a heads-up, this isn’t a law post per se. WBEZ recently reported about an absolutely mind-boggling and truly...
Illinois has often been the topic of many internet jokes. The residents, past and present, make memes, songs, and Facebook groups about how horrible it is to live here and how they can’t wait to leave. What seemed like empty promises are actually becoming realistic...
