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Have 1 or more employees? You need to know these new changes to Illinois employment laws to steer clear of penalties AND there are extra requirements for bars and restaurants.

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November 13, 2019

The Illinois Human Rights Act is the Illinois law dealing with employment issues like...

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USDA issues much needed guidance on hemp production.

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November 5, 2019

The United States Department of Agriculture has released its initial guidance through an interim...

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New Lebamoff Illinois filings and the case proceeds to discovery. Here’s the most recent filings in the Illinois wine retailer shipping case.

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November 4, 2019

The slow march to realizing the impacts of the Tennessee Wine ruling will unfold...

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Anheuser files brief to end corn syrup dispute alleging tests show Miller Lite and Coors Light “DO” contain corn syrup it the finished product. “Corn syrup is not fully fermented by the yeast.”

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October 25, 2019

When last we reported on this particular facet of the MillerCoors Anheuser-Busch corn syrup...

Watch the Mississippi wine shipping case oral arguments live on November 13 at 1:30 p.m. CST

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October 14, 2019

Live telecast oral arguments may be a federal rarity, but MIssissippi is a bellwether...

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Amazon of liquor one step closer as Michigan files opening brief in 6th Circ. Commerce Clause appeal of injunction allowing out-of-state retailers to ship alcohol to residents like in-state retailers can.

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October 7, 2019

Back in October we wrote about Michigan’s Lebamoff decision and the win it represents...

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Illinois Liquor Control Commission publishes informative FAQ for bars and breweries about Illinois’s new growler & crowler law.

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October 4, 2019

The good people over at the Illinois Liquor Control Commission – the entity responsible...

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Illinois Supreme Court case provides insight about whether the UCC requires a chance to cure if you want to revoke acceptance of goods – could be useful if you bought grapes, hops, grains that are defective.

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October 2, 2019

Admit it, you’ve purchased ingredients you found out later were defective, or spoiled. Well,...

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10th Circuit rejects employer’s arguments that marijuana-security business employees aren’t protected by Federal labor statutes.

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September 30, 2019

You probably know it’s headed downhill as a party in a lawsuit when the...

What questions should you ask about your advertising and labels before making them public?

Here’s the argument audio from the 8th Circuit’s alcoholic beverage advertising case. Advertisers won this by a mile. Oh, and did I mention there’s evidence in the record that 3-tier is useless and doesn’t protect the public?

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September 27, 2019

You’ll recall this is the second appeal in this matter where a group of...

UPDATE: SAFE Banking Act of 2019 passes U.S. House and is on to the Senate.

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September 26, 2019

We wrote about the importance of the The Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act...

SAFE Banking Act comes to the House floor today. If it passes, then on to the Senate.

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September 25, 2019

The Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019 is the House Bill cannabis...

Category: Statutes

Have 1 or more employees? You need to know these new changes to Illinois employment laws to steer clear of penalties AND there are extra requirements for bars and restaurants.

USDA issues much needed guidance on hemp production.

New Lebamoff Illinois filings and the case proceeds to discovery. Here’s the most recent filings in the Illinois wine retailer shipping case.

Anheuser files brief to end corn syrup dispute alleging tests show Miller Lite and Coors Light “DO” contain corn syrup it the finished product. “Corn syrup is not fully fermented by the yeast.”

Watch the Mississippi wine shipping case oral arguments live on November 13 at 1:30 p.m. CST

Amazon of liquor one step closer as Michigan files opening brief in 6th Circ. Commerce Clause appeal of injunction allowing out-of-state retailers to ship alcohol to residents like in-state retailers can.

Illinois Liquor Control Commission publishes informative FAQ for bars and breweries about Illinois’s new growler & crowler law.

Illinois Supreme Court case provides insight about whether the UCC requires a chance to cure if you want to revoke acceptance of goods – could be useful if you bought grapes, hops, grains that are defective.

10th Circuit rejects employer’s arguments that marijuana-security business employees aren’t protected by Federal labor statutes.

Here’s the argument audio from the 8th Circuit’s alcoholic beverage advertising case. Advertisers won this by a mile. Oh, and did I mention there’s evidence in the record that 3-tier is useless and doesn’t protect the public?

UPDATE: SAFE Banking Act of 2019 passes U.S. House and is on to the Senate.

SAFE Banking Act comes to the House floor today. If it passes, then on to the Senate.

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