Tagged: Illinois

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Selling alcoholic beverages in Illinois? Retailers, wholesalers, distilleries, breweries and wineries should get familiar with the soon-to-be new rule regarding alcoholic beverage promotions involving coupons and rebates; scan backs are prohibited.

Who funds the discount at the register? Illinois’s 2022 proposal distinguished several kinds of beverage promotions and addressed retailer reimbursement for scan backs.

A hand holds a U.S. twenty-dollar bill beside a fruit cocktail garnished with lime.

In a win for Illinois hospitality, bars, hotels, restaurants, liquor stores, theaters and other “1A” Retailer Liquor Licensees receive full license fee waivers for upcoming 2022-2023 renewals.

Illinois waived renewal fees for eligible Class 1A retail liquor licensees during the 2022–23 period. The article collects the commission’s guidance for bars, restaurants, and other retailers.

Illinois bars restaurants dispensaries breweries, wineries, distributors distilleries liability for COVID-19 related injury to employees under new Illinois workers' compensation law amendments

New Illinois workers’ compensation law means almost every “essential business” now faces liability to its employees. Some possible protection for emplacing COVID-19 cleaning, safety and health restrictions – Illinois’s breweries, wineries, distilleries, bars, distributors, dispensaries, and restaurants included.

This 2020 review examines Illinois’ COVID workers’ compensation presumption and why beverage and hospitality employers should document safety measures.