Comments from Counsel – June 2022 Newsletter

In this issue:

Recent Publications

New Amendments will Strengthen the One Day Rest in Seven Act

New amendments to Illinois’ One Day Rest in Seven Act will require employers to review policies for days off and meal breaks. The amendments take effect on January 1, 2023, but employers should begin ensuring their policies and practices will comply with these changes. Troy Haggestad summarizes the amendments and outlines key takeaways for Illinois employers.

WilliamsMcCarthy LLP News

WilliamsMcCarthy Welcomes New Associate, Samantha K. McLaughlin
WilliamsMcCarthy LLP is proud to share the addition of Associate Samantha K. McLaughlin. Her practice will focus on corporate transactions, estate planning and administration, real estate law, and litigation.

Attorney James P. Devine Wins Defense Verdict
James P. Devine recently obtained a defense verdict in McHenry County in a negligence case.

Meet Our Summer Associates

In the legal profession, summer associate positions provide law students with hands-on experience working for a law firm in the summer after their second year of law school. These positions are opportunities to experience life as an attorney firsthand, allowing students to embed themselves in a firm to do much of the same work they will likely do as a full-time associate post-graduation.

Meet our 2022 summer associates, Ben Kimes and Kyle Cunningham.

Ben earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign and now attends law school at the University of Illinois College of Law.

Ben is pursuing his law degree thanks to a passion for public policy and a desire to help give back to the community in a positive way.

Kyle hails from Skillman, New Jersey and is a proud Aggie, earning his undergraduate degree from Texas A&M before attending law school at the University of Wisconsin.

Kyle was motivated to study law when he saw firsthand the impact the profession has on the lives of people.

Wilmac in the Community

WilliamsMcCarthy LLP is pleased to support Anderson Japanese Gardens’ Tuesday Evening in the Gardens. We invite you to join us Tuesday evenings for live music, great company, and some of the most spectacular Japanese gardens in the world.