GKWW News

GKWW is keeping you up-to-date on the latest legal concerns pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic. To read our most recent newsletters and subscribe, click here.  What new laws should I be aware of? There are two major laws that we are following. First, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) requires most employers to give each employee at least 2 weeks of paid sick leave and/or paid FMLA leave for certain coronavirus-related absences. The FFCRA also gives employers immediately usable tax credits to reimburse for any wages paid to employees taking leave under the Act. This Act will go into…

Following in the steps of Governors Newsom (CA) and Cuomo (NY), Governor Pritzker issued a Stay-at-Home Order today after days of suggesting such an order would be necessary to “flatten the curve” of COVID–19 infections in the state. The Order prohibits anything but trips for food, medicine, medical appointments, to put gas in your cars or to exercise outdoors. Essential personnel are exempt from the Governor’s Order to get to and from work as necessary. The Stay-at-Home Order is currently set to run through April 7. Practically speaking, this Order will make many, if not all, employees eligible for Paid…

To Our Clients and Colleagues: Even amidst these challenging times, Gardiner Koch Weisberg & Wrona (“GKWW”) remains open, and we will continue to meet your daily needs to the best of our abilities.  Our Chicago and Naperville offices will be staffed daily by a reduced number of attorneys and other staff, and all other attorneys and staff will be working remotely.  Your calls and inquiries will be answered with the same promptness as before.  In the event that you wish to meet, either telephonically or in person with your attorney, please contact them directly to make arrangements. As many of…