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Business litigation and receivership
On Behalf of Walker Morton LLP | Mar 7, 2023 | Business Litigation
When business owners hear the word receiver (or receivership), they think of bankruptcy. However, what many business owners learn all too late during Chicago, Illinois, business litigation is that many lawsuits can include a motion for receivership. What is it?...
Can employees on FMLA leave be laid off?
On Behalf of Walker Morton LLP | Feb 21, 2023 | Employment Litigation
When Google announces layoffs, you know things are bad in the tech sector, but they are just one company. Indeed, it seems that the only big tech firm that has not laid off employees is Apple. However, there is one common thread in the multitude of articles on these...
EEOC recently resolved charge with Joe & the Juice
On Behalf of Walker Morton LLP | Feb 7, 2023 | Employment Litigation
Most large employers are familiar with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Indeed, for any employer with over 50 employees here in Chicago, Illinois, is likely intimately familiar with the EEOC, and if they are not, a recent story should be a...
IRS business entity options
On Behalf of Walker Morton LLP | Jan 24, 2023 | Business Formation & Planning
Starting a business is hard and can be complicated, especially when you finally need to make it, “legal.” Part of getting right with the law is deciding on the right business entity, and broadly, the Internal Revenue Service recognizes several business types: the sole...
Know your immigration rights
On Behalf of Walker Morton LLP | Jan 10, 2023 | US Immigration Law
The current climate in the United States for immigrants is rather complicated. Immigration authorities are stricter now about enforcing immigration laws and the presence of sanctuary cities. The Attorney General's Office has launched a campaign called "Know Your...
What is happening to Title 42?
On Behalf of Walker Morton LLP | Dec 27, 2022 | US Immigration Law
A portion of the U.S. Code has been receiving a lot of attention lately as would-be immigrants continue to pile up on the country’s southern border. The section at issue, known as Title 42, is actually not a statute but a regulation adopted by the Secretary of...
Contract disputes can lead to business litigation
On Behalf of Walker Morton LLP | Dec 12, 2022 | Business Litigation
As a business owner, you make contracts every day. Every time you buy or sell something, you likely made a contract, even if nothing was written down. Indeed, most people make contracts daily. It is just part of our modern life. In a perfect world, all of these...
Lawsuit against Elon Musk highlights conflict of interest
On Behalf of Walker Morton LLP | Nov 29, 2022 | Business Litigation
Tesla CEO and newly established Twitter CEO Elon Musk is facing shareholder legal challenges regarding a pay package he was granted by Tesla amounting to more than $55 billion. The plaintiff shareholder maintains that Musk had a significant friendship with other Tesla...
What is a limited liability limited partnership?
On Behalf of Walker Morton LLP | Nov 11, 2022 | Business Formation & Planning
Proper business organization requires a fundamental understanding of many converging factors: financial investment and profits, management structure and personal and entity liability. A relatively new type of business entity, the limited liability limited partnership,...







