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| | Court Clarifies that Indemnity Remains Available to Hospitals in Cases Alleging both Direct and Vicarious Liability
Jennifer K. Stuart, September 10, 2009
On July 23, 2009, the Illinois Appellate Court, Fifth District, issued its written opinion in Marion Hospital Corporation v. Sterling Emergency Services of Illinois. In this case, the court clarified some important issues regarding contribution and indemnity between a principal hospital and its... |
| | DHS Finalizes E-Verify Requirement, Rescinds No-Match Rule, and ICE Begins Enforcing I-9 Requirements through Audit-- Employers Are Front & Center
Jeffrey A. Risch, Sara Stertz, September 10, 2009
In follow up to the alert issued by SmithAmundsen on April 30, 2009 regarding the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's new, aggressive immigration enforcement strategy, this week the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has implemented three strategies concerning the growing immigration debate... |
| | Governor Quinn Signs Union Backed Bill Which Expands Illinois' Prevailing Wage Law
Jeffrey A. Risch, September 10, 2009
On July 23, 2009, Governor Quinn signed PA 96-0058 - an amendment to Illinois' prevailing wage law that arguably expands the law's coverage and scope, and (more importantly) opens the door for BIG Labor to cause quite a stir at "City Hall." |
| | Illinois Supreme Court Expands Employer Liability for Sexual Harassment Finding an Employer Strictly Liable for Harassment by Any Supervisory Employee Regardless of Authority over Alleged Victim
May 29, 2009, previously published on April 2009
On April 16, 2009, the Illinois Supreme Court issued an opinion that broke from federal precedent and found that under the Illinois Human Rights Act, an employer is strictly liable for any supervisor's sexually harassing conduct that creates a hostile work environment regardless of whether that... |
| | The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced a new, aggressive immigration enforcement strategy
Jeffrey A. Risch, Dennis J. Cotter, May 29, 2009, previously published on May 2009
According to the Fact Sheet issued today by DHS, DHS will shift the focus of its resources to "the criminal prosecution of employers who knowingly hire illegal workers in order to target the root cause of illegal immigration." |
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