by SFBBG | Jul 14, 2020 | Insights, COVID-19 Updates, Matthew P. Tyrrell
On July 1, 2020, the City of Chicago rolled out the Fair Workweek Ordinance, which requires certain employers to provide predictable work schedules to eligible employees and pay additional compensation if the employer subsequently modifies the schedule. The City’s...
by SFBBG | Jul 9, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates, G. Terrence Nader, Insights
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, some county governments have extended deadlines for payment of property taxes or waived interest and penalties for late payment. The relief has been ad hoc with different measures enacted by different counties. Since property...
by SFBBG | Jun 16, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates, Insights, Matthew P. Tyrrell
On Monday, June 15, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark decision holding that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination in the workplace based on an employee’s sexual orientation or gender identity. In Bostock v. Clayton County,...
by SFBBG | Jun 10, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates, Insights
Last week, a Chicago-based federal bankruptcy judge ruled that Gov. Pritzker’s Executive Order addressing the COVID-19 pandemic triggered a lease’s “force majeure” provision entitling a tenant to a rent reduction. The court in In re: Hitz Restaurant Group, held the...
by SFBBG | Jun 10, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates, Insights
Earlier today, President Trump signed the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (“PPPFA”). The PPPFA addresses the problem many employers were facing with the ability to seek loan forgiveness based upon restrictions under the Paycheck Protection Program...
