The law firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that Vincent Rizzo has been elected to serve as the President of LAGBAC – Chicago’s LGBTQ+ Bar Association –  for the 2025–2026 term. Vincent previously held leadership roles as Vice President and Secretary.

The 2026 edition of Best Lawyers' "Best Law Firms" Directory has been published, with Hinshaw picking up 13 national and 56 metropolitan rankings in the guide.

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.

Read a Law360 “Expert Analysis” by Hinshaw Lauren Swanson that provides compliance takeaways for employers from a recent Eleventh Circuit decision clarifying the limits of compensable work time under the Fair Labor Standards Act and Florida law. 

Listen to Hinshaw partner Ambrose McCall’s discussion about corporate social media rights, censorship, and AI legal risks on the Greg and Dan Show.

Read a Daily Business Review analysis written by Hinshaw attorneys Jenelle La Chuisa, Wadad Barakat, and Lauren Swanson, which breaks down the two-front DEI claims landscape, the DOJ’s False Claims Act push, and the coverage terms that will impact defense and indemnity.

Chicago-based partner Ian Wagreich will present at the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) 2026 Midwinter Conference and Webcast in Chicago on March 6, 2026. 

Hinshaw partners Roy Bossen, Frank A. Mazzagatti, William Schiller, and Ian Wagreich are each scheduled to present at the 2025 Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys (IAHA) 43rd Annual Health Law Symposium on November 6, 2025. 

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.

A CLE webinar analyzing key changes in US immigration law after the 2025 administration transition, and focusing on recent policy shifts and legislative proposals to assess their impact on global mobility and compliance.

Chicago-based partner Ian Wagreich will co-present a webinar for the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) titled "Employment-Based Immigration: Strategies to Empower Employers in a Brave New World" on January 29, 2026. 

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.

Read how Illinois employers using AI in hiring, promotion, or other employment decisions face new notice and compliance obligations under amended Human Rights Act rules effective January 1, 2026.

Learn about compliance guidance for California’s recently updated requirements under the Fair Employment Housing Act, which protects against employment discrimination arising from AI, algorithms, and other automated decision systems.

Learn who’s covered under New York City’s Earned Sick and Safe Time Act (ESSTA), new tracking/reporting rules, and compliance steps for employers.

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.

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 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.

DHS’s May 2025 memo points to at-home arrests based on administrative warrants (Form I-205), with unresolved questions about business entries and “exigent circumstances.” Explore what’s changed, the constitutional backdrop, and the current litigation landscape in our new alert.

Learn more about the US Department of State’s announcement of an indefinite pause on visa adjudications for nationals of 75 countries, effective January 21, 2026.

Read about the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) new final rule that fundamentally alters the H-1B cap selection process. Effective February 27, 2026, this rule replaces the traditional random lottery with a "weighted selection process" based on salary levels. 

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.