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New Illinois Environmental Laws Go Into Effect in 2016
Published Date: January 1, 2016
We’re counting down the eleven new Illinois environmental laws that go into effect on January 1, 2016! Read More
New Law #11: Best Use of Dust Suppressants
Published Date: January 1, 2016
Beginning our countdown of new Illinois environmental laws taking effect on January 1, 2016 is Public Act 99-0089, under which the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency is allowed to determine whether certain applications of dust suppressants may be managed as non-waste under a beneficial use determination. Section 22.54 of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act, 415 ILCS 5/22.54, allows the Illinois EPA to [...] Read More
Illinois Pollution Control Board Releases Environmental Register for November 2015
Published Date: December 30, 2015
The Illinois Pollution Control Board recently issued its Environmental Register for November 2015. The Environmental Register summarizes the Board’s work in November 2015 and provides a summary of actions of the Board, new cases, and the Board’s calendar. The Environmental Register also contains an update of the Board’s rulemaking proceedings, which included (1) a denial of Illinois EPA’s request for [...] Read More
Second Circuit Decision Highlights Rift in Case Law Over When Computer Fraud and Abuse Act Can Be Used to Combat Employee Theft of Data
Published Date: December 18, 2015
With the proliferation of technology in the modern workplace, employee theft of confidential and proprietary computer data is often involved in non-compete cases. I have written extensively in prior articles on the scope of remedies available under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1030 et seq. (“CFAA”) and its New Jersey state law counterpart, the Computer Related [...] Read More
Mesothelioma Claim Against Employer Filed Too Late Despite Disease Latency
Published Date: December 17, 2015
The Illinois Supreme Court recently barred a plaintiff’s mesothelioma claim against an employer based on the time limitations set forth in the Workers’ Compensation Act and the Workers’ Occupational Diseases Act. The claim was barred despite the fact that the plaintiff was not diagnosed with the disease until 16 years after the expiration of those time limits. In Folta v. [...] Read More
