As we previously reported, in April 2020, State Rep. Darren Bailey won a temporary restraining order (TRO) in Clay County against Gov. Pritzker’s executive orders related to COVID-19 on the…
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Updated January 8, 2021 Beginning with tax year 2020, Form 1099-NEC (rather than Form 1099-MISC) should be used to report most nonemployee compensation of $600 or more in a year,…
In Board of Education of Richland School District No. 88A v. City of Crest Hill, an Illinois appellate court ruled that the boundaries of a Tax Increment Financing (“TIF”) district…
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, taxpayers and property tax officials are using new forums and new procedures to pursue and process property tax claims. Taxpayers are appealing their real estate values…
In Mohorn-Mintah v. Board of Education of the City of Chicago, an Illinois appellate court agreed that the school board had the implied authority to suspend a tenured teacher without…
In an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo issued an emergency Executive Order limiting attendance at religious services to 10 people in “red” zones…
In a binding opinion, the Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor found that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Roanoke violated the OMA when it muted the livestream…
On December 16, the EEOC updated its COVID-19 guidance to address the specific issue of vaccinations in the context of various laws in the workplace. Key takeaways are below: The…
On November 6, 2020, an Illinois appellate court reversed a Kane County trial court’s grant of a temporary restraining order blocking the enforcement of Governor Pritzker’s Executive Order 2020-61 as…
In a case that caught the attention of the national media, including The Daily Show on Comedy Central, a Rhode Island federal district court judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by…