For many startups and entrepreneurs, capital contributions are an essential part of starting and continuing to operate a business. However, capital contributions cannot always be funded by the business’ founders and many businesses rely on contributions from Venture Capitalists, Angel Investors, passive investors, and sometimes even family and friends. These contributions—yes, even contributions from family...

Yesterday the Department of Labor released a long-awaited proposal on federal overtime laws that would make more workers overtime eligible. The newly proposed overtime law would set the threshold salary for overtime at $679 per week, meaning that an employee earning $679 per week or less that would otherwise be exempt under the Fair Labor...

n 2014 Governor Scott Walker signed into law A.B. 726, a bill that exempted individuals with seizure disorders from criminal penalties for using and possessing cannabidiol (CBD), a component found in marijuana. Walker then signed Act 4 in 2017, expanding the law to include patients with any medical condition. Any individual with a letter from...

A recent decision by the Seventh Circuit has altered the landscape of how employees/contractors are determined. In Simpkins v. DuPage Housing Authority, Anthony Simkins was a general laborer that signed “independent contractor agreements” with the DuPage Housing Authority in 2009 and 2012 to perform general labor on some vacant properties. The job was full time...