Scammers often target newly registered businesses. These scams often bear similarities to real communications from government agencies. The best defense is to stay alert and verify that such messages are legitimate. Top 5 LLC Scams A lot of new businesses find themselves targeted by LLC scams. The swindlers behind these LLC scams monitor the Illinois Secretary of State’s [...]
New year, new laws! In our 2025 annual legislative digest for Illinois’ small business community, we highlight seven new developments. Please note: This post covers only some of the new legislation taking effect this year and, while these laws certainly affect small businesses, there may be others as well. These laws make the following changes: The FTC’s battle [...]
A note on this post: this blog post is the last post in our series, "Non-Compete Agreements: When are they valid, and when can the new employer be sued for an employee breach?" In this post we will discuss what employers can do to make their non-compete agreements with their employees valid. This will be our last post in [...]
A note on this post: this blog post is part of our series "Non-Compete Agreements: When are they valid, and when can the new employer be sued for an employee breach?" In this post we discuss what damages and remedies can be granted to an employer when their former employee breaches a non-compete agreement by working for a competitor. [...]
A note on this post: this blog post is part of our series, "Non-Compete Agreements: When are they valid, and when can the new employer be sued for an employee breach?" In this post we will discuss what new employers can do to avoid liability for employees breaching non-compete agreements with former employers. To learn what kind of damages [...]
