Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce its recognition in the Best Law Firms® 2027 directory, receiving six National Tier 1 designations, along with 48 other national and regional recognitions in a broad range of practice areas and markets across the nation.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that Scott Seaman, Ian Wagreich, and Palma Yanni have each been recognized in the 2027 edition of the Lexology Index Thought Leaders: USA guide

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that 80 of its lawyers have been recognized by their peers for inclusion in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.

Read Hinshaw partner Spencer Kook’s insights in a recent P&C Specialist article discussing why human oversight remains essential as AI reshapes the insurance workforce.

Read an analysis co-authored by Hinshaw attorneys Carol Rooney and Adam Topel in the latest edition of the ABA Tort, Trial & Insurance Practice Law Journal, which breaks down the most consequential appellate decisions from the US Supreme Court's October 2024 Term.

Hinshaw partner Megan Lopp Mathias recently joined the Innangard Global Podcast for the episode titled “DEI & Populism in 2026–Global Perspectives from Japan, Turkey, and the USA,” featuring a cross‑border discussion about DEI employment policies and populism.

Hinshaw partners Frank A. Mazzagatti, William (“Bill”) Schiller, and Ian Wagreich will present at the 2026 Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys (IAHA) 44th Annual Health Law Symposium on November 5, 2026. 

Hinshaw partner Connie Montoya will present a session on recent developments in labor and employment law on October 15 at the Association of Legal Administrators, New York City Chapter’s 21st Annual Next Level Educational Symposium & Expo.

Hinshaw partners David Alfini, Aimee Delaney, and Adam Guetzow will lead a Skilled Nursing Facilities Bootcamp hosted by LeadingAge Illinois on October 6, 2026, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm CST at Northern Illinois University in Naperville.

David Schultz will present during the upcoming AccountsRecovery.net webinar, “AI-Generated Lawsuits and Pro Se Filings: The New Litigation Wave,” on October 27, 2026, at 12:00 pm CT.

Hinshaw partners Aimee Delaney and Jason Oliveri will present on “The Future of Work: Embracing Generative AI For Workplace Innovation” at a CLE webinar on June 8.

Hinshaw partner Aimee Delaney will lead an IACCPHP webinar examining recent state and federal labor and employment law developments affecting Illinois employers.

Learn how a recent Second Circuit ruling changes the 40-year-old legal standard for religious accommodation claims under Title VII, potentially limiting employers’ reliance on the “we didn’t know” defense.

Discover the key QDRO requirements every employer and plan administrator should know to reduce risk and ensure compliant plan administration.

Identify common workplace risks before they become costly legal claims and learn how a proactive compliance review can help protect your business in our latest blog post.

Read our latest privacy alert covering key trends and developments in children’s privacy laws, AI in employment decisions, cyber threats posed by Claude AI, recent litigation on AI notetaking tools, and more.

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.

The Fourth Circuit ruled that vacated convictions cannot trigger inadmissibility under the INA—read our alert to learn what this means for noncitizens and immigration practitioners.

Learn about the impact of a federal ruling that the Trump Administration’s $100,000 H-1B visa petition fee is unlawful, finding that the fee violated the Administrative Procedures Act by bypassing mandatory notice-and-comment requirements.

Read our guidance about the new USCIS policy memorandum’s impact on how Adjustment of Status applications are evaluated, as well as key takeaways and next steps for employers and individuals.

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.

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

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.