Governor Pritzker recently signed Public Act 104-0808 (“Tammurra’s Act”) into law in an effort to make suicide hotline information more easily accessible to those who visit or receive services at various facilities across the state. The law will go into
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Nothing is Certain but Debt and Taxes: Supreme Court Finds that Tax Auctions Generate Sufficient Compensation for Homeowners
In May 2023, the Supreme Court decided Tyler v. Hennepin County, 598 U.S. 631 (2023). Tyler involved a challenge to the Minnesota property tax collection program. In Minnesota, if a homeowner fell behind on their property taxes, the County was…
Understanding the CROWN Act
National CROWN Day is July 3. This article gives a brief summary of the CROWN Act and its significance to employers. California passed the first CROWN (The Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair) Act in 2019, which amended California Section 212.1 of the Education…
The Seventh Circuit Clarifies the Retroactive Application of the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act
On April 1, 2026, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision concerning the retroactive application of the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act, 740 ILCS 14/15 (“BIPA”). This decision arises out of three (3) separate interlocutory appeals from the United…