A federal jury in Indiana awarded $15 million to an employee of Norfolk Southern Railway Co. who injured his back and shoulder when a train collided with the stationary locomotive he was in.

Where employee refused to comply with terms of vaccine exemption during COVID-19 pandemic, employer did not violate Title VII by placing employee on leave and ultimately discharging them.

Former Chicago Ald. Danny Solis spent more than 2½ years living a double life as an FBI cooperating witness after agents approached him in 2016, asking him to wear a wire on his colleagues or risk ...

Where an officer suffers an injury and is denied reinstatement by the department based on his physical condition, he is disabled for the purpose of determining benefits.

I always find it amazing that I can watch a TV show or a movie and gather information that can relate or connect to our profession. I always wonder, “How can I use this in the future?” ...

A majority of Supreme Court justices didn’t seem convinced Monday that federal regulators misled companies as they refused to allow them to sell sweet flavored vaping products following a surge in ...

When the Supreme Court this week wades into the contentious issue of transgender rights, the justices will hear from an ...

A federal judge granted class certification in a lawsuit alleging conditions at the Cook County Department of Corrections present a danger to individuals who depend on a cane, crutch or walker for ...

Johnson & Bell Ltd. must pay sanctions to a former client for filing a lawsuit over unpaid legal fees in violation of the parties’ mandatory arbitration provision, a state appellate panel ruled.

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation launched a new online licensing system this fall, the first phase in a plan to modernize the management and licensing process for ...

Where an administrative board considers evidence not presented during the hearing and barred by statute, its decision based on such evidence is erroneous and should be reversed.

U.S. District Judge Elaine Bucklo of the Northern District of Illinois recently ruled that amendments to the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act were intended to be applied retroactively.