The law firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that Scott Seaman, Palma Yanni, and Ian Wagreich have been recognized in the 2026 edition of the Lexology Index Thought Leaders: USA guide.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP today announced that Palma Yanni has joined the firm’s immigration law team, in the Labor & Employment Practice Group, as senior counsel in Chicago.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that 80 lawyers are recognized in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, with ten receiving this honor for the first time. Additionally, 22 Hinshaw lawyers are included in The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

Read Hinshaw partner Tom Luetkemeyer’s insights in Law.com on the workplace impact of recent EEOC lawsuits challenging healthcare employers’ COVID-19 vaccine mandates and the evolving standards for religious and disability accommodations under federal law.

Read Hinshaw immigration partner Ian Wagreich's commentary via The DePaulia in a story that examined the Trump Administration’s revocation of student visas and its impact on international students attending universities in the United States.

Read Hinshaw partner Ian Wagreich's discussion on the challenges faced by international students regarding visa terminations and due process in a recent panel at Northwestern University.

Hinshaw partners David Alfini, Aimee Delaney, and Adam Guetzow will lead a Skilled Nursing Facilities Bootcamp hosted by LeadingAge Illinois on October 21, 2025, at Northern Illinois University in Naperville.

Hinshaw's 29th Annual Labor & Employment Seminar is tailored exclusively for attorneys and human resources professionals. Whether you're a legal expert or an HR specialist, this one-day seminar will provide you with invaluable insights into the latest developments, best practices, and strategies in the ever-evolving landscape of labor and employment law.

Chicago-based partners William Schiller and Ian Wagreich in the immigration law group will co-present a "Hospitality Industry Roundtable" for the Illinois Restaurant Association on August 14, 2025.

Chicago-based partner Anthony Antognoli will co-present a fiduciary-focused and firm-sponsored webinar, titled "Understanding ERISA Duties for Retirement-Plan Committees," on October 22, 2025.

Chicago-based partner Aimee Delaney is a featured speaker in the Chicago Bar Association’s (CBA) CLE webinar series on sexual harassment prevention and response. On August 11, 2025, the CBA will offer a live session replay of this previously-recorded program. Registration is available through the CBA Learning Platform.

On April 11, 2025, Hinshaw partners Bill Schiller and Ian Wagreich will present an Illinois State Bar Association webinar titled "LIVE WEB - Immigration Law 2025: Updates and Essentials Under the New Administration."

Read our blog post to ensure your business is prepared to comply with Minnesota’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave program, taking effect January 1, 2026. 

A recent Illinois appellate court decision could provide a roadmap for plaintiffs to sue employers over a workplace attack by a coworker. Read our analysis and key risk management takeaways in our new blog post.

Learn how Illinois’ new VESSA amendment requires employers to permit employees to use company devices to document workplace violence. Ensure your policies are compliant by reading our new blog post.

President Trump issued a Presidential Memorandum on August 8, 2020, directing the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury to use his authority to defer the "withholding, deposit and payment of certain tax obligations." This includes the employee share of certain payroll taxes—employee Social Security taxes and Medicare taxes—on wages or compensation paid from September 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020.

On June 8, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") published a proposed rule that would remove the ban on pre-dispute arbitration agreements instituted in an extensive final rule (The Reform of Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities) issued by the agency in 2016. If the proposed rule is adopted, long-term care facilities will be free to enter into pre-dispute arbitration agreements as long as certain transparency requirements are met. CMS proposes to remove the provision precluding facilities from entering into pre-dispute agreements for binding arbitration with any resident or resident's representative found at §483.70(n). Further, the agency proposes to remove the provision banning facilities from requiring residents to sign arbitration agreements as a condition of admission.

SummaryThe Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) directed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to: 

On November 5, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an emergency regulation, requiring the workforce of Medicare- and Medicaid- certified providers and suppliers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order for Medicare and Medicaid facilities to continue participation in those programs. Noncompliance with the emergency regulation may result in the termination of Medicare and Medicaid provider status and could also subject providers and suppliers to civil monetary penalties and denial of payment.

On August 21, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in Home Care Association of America v. Weil reversed a lower court decision and upheld the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) 2013 regulatory change regarding domestic service workers who provide companionship services or live-in care.

When hospitals, healthcare entities and medical groups employ physicians and mid-level practitioners through employment agreements, they generally include a covenant not to compete/covenant not to solicit ("Restrictive Covenant") in the agreements. In Illinois, for many years, as long as the Restrictive Covenant was reasonable in terms of geographic area and duration and was necessary to protect an employer's legitimate business interest, the Restrictive Covenant was considered enforceable. The offer of initial employment or continuing employment was considered to be sufficient consideration for the Restrictive Covenant.

On May 22, 2020, the Illinois legislature overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan bill that creates COVID-19 workers' compensation protection for certain workers considered "essential" under the Governor's stay-at-home order. The bill provides that for COVID-19 first responders and front-line workers who are infected with the coronavirus, "the exposure and contraction shall be rebuttably presumed to have arisen out of and in the course of the employee's first responder or front-line worker employment and the injury or occupational disease shall be rebuttably presumed to be causally connected to the hazards or exposures of the employee's first responder or front-line worker employment."

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced employers across the country to rapidly make numerous and significant decisions about how to manage their business in this unprecedented time. Employers have had to quickly develop and implement policies and procedures addressing remote work, layoffs, furloughs, pay cuts, workplace conditions, and a host of other issues. Not surprisingly, we're already starting to see COVID-19-related lawsuits being filed against employers.

Explore how the new USCIS visa bulletin accelerates the timeline for filing employment-based permanent residence applications and its implications on this immigration process.

Read the latest immigration compliance obligations for employers created by changes to humanitarian parole and TPS programs, including new EAD revocations and evolving reverification requirements.

With the H-1B cap pre-registration period quickly approaching, now is the appropriate time to review your hiring needs, identify those individuals you intend to sponsor for H-1B employment authorization, and gather the necessary documentation.

Von Kaenel v. Armstrong Teasdale, LLP, No. 18-2850 (8th Cir. 2019)

Welcome to the first edition of The LHD/ERISA Advisor, a Hinshaw newsletter focusing on legal developments in the life, health, and disability areas. The Advisor will provide an analysis of the most current cases and trends on both ERISA-governed and individual policy claims. We sincerely hope the newsletter will provide useful context and support for your litigation and claim decisions going forward.

Welcome to the Labor & Employment Chronicle, our quarterly newsletter that reviews the top stories from Hinshaw's Employment Law Observer blog.

Welcome to the Labor & Employment Chronicle, our quarterly newsletter that reviews the top stories from Hinshaw's Employment Law Observer blog.