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A recent decision of the Illinois Appellate Court First District held that a company’s internal safety policy, official or otherwise, does not create a legally binding duty, independent of the common law. Tafoya-Cruz v....
In response to President Trump’s May 28, 2020 Executive Order on Preventing Online Censorship, the Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) filed a petition for...
Wisconsin Supreme Court Clarifies Constructive Notice Standard Related to Wis. Stat. § 101.11, Wisconsin’s Safe Place Statute
July 16, 2020
A recent Wisconsin Supreme Court decision held that a plaintiff need not prove the exact moment an unsafe condition commenced within the meaning of Wis. Stat. § 101.11 so long as the evidence is sufficient to prove it...
As spring gives way to summer and states and localities have begun lifting their COVID-19-related stay at home orders, business owners around the country are reopening to a very different environment than the one they last...
Today, the United States Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which makes it illegal for employers to discriminate because of sex, also covers sexual orientation and transgender status. The...