It’s against a cultural backdrop of social media ubiquity and nonexistent online anonymity that today’s post vividly illustrates the tricky intersecting legal issues involving employee free speech rights and online privacy concerns. In Three D, LLC d/b/a Triple Play Sports Bar and Grille, 361 NLRB No. 31 (August 22, 2014), a Facebook on-employee group gripe …
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The IL Fiduciary Obligations Act: Added Protection Against Bank Liability
Professional Business Automation Technology, LLC v. Old Plank Trail Community Bank, 2014 IL App (3d) 130044-U presents a recent illustration of the Fiduciary Obligations Act, 760 ILCS 65/7 (the “Fiduciary Act”) – a statute that immunizes banks from liability to a corporate customer that gets fleeced by a high-ranking employees. The only exceptions are where the …
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Court Slashes $25K From $30K Attorneys Fees Request Where Plaintiff Loses Most Claims (ND IL)
After winning one out of nine claims, the plaintiff – a recently fired loan officer – sued to recover about $30K in attorneys’ fees under the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act (IWPCA) from his former employer. Awarding the plaintiff just a fraction (just over $5K) of his claimed fees, the Northern District in Palar v. …