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What Public Act 104-0796 changed in the Illinois Medical Practice Act: the January 1, 2032 sunset, a new six-year record-retention rule, rewritten deadlines for disciplinary cases and malpractice reports, sexual harassment as a disciplinary ground, subpoena-limited office inspections, and license application changes.
What a buyer of Illinois commercial property should do between the signed contract and closing: CERCLA landowner protections and the all appropriate inquiries rule, Illinois Site Remediation Program letters, survey, Chicago zoning, tenant estoppels, and transfer tax declarations.
A buyer who will live in one unit of a Chicago two-flat or three-flat inherits the existing leases and deposits. This guide covers the owner-occupied RLTO exclusion and what still applies, deposit transfer at closing, rent rolls and estoppels, and the contract terms to add during attorney review.
A step-by-step list for Illinois employers when an employee resigns, is discharged, or is laid off: the final pay deadline and vacation payout, unemployment and health coverage notices, personnel record requests, noncompete limits, and the review periods for separation agreements.
How the Workplace Transparency Act, as amended effective January 1, 2026, limits confidentiality, non-disparagement, arbitration and forum terms in employment and separation agreements, and what Illinois and Chicago require for harassment policies, annual training and training records.
How the Paid Leave for All Workers Act and Chicago’s paid leave ordinance divide Illinois employees, how accrual, use, notice and payout differ, and when an existing PTO bank becomes payable at separation under the Wage Payment and Collection Act.
A printable checklist for building a records retention schedule from the periods federal and Illinois law set, applying legal holds, destroying paper and electronic media under PIPA, BIPA, HIPAA and the FTC Disposal Rule, and keeping vendor certificates and destruction logs.
How 815 ILCS 530 defines data collectors and personal information, when Illinois residents and the Attorney General must receive breach notice, the security, contract and disposal duties, and the decision record to keep from the first day of an incident.
Illinois and Missouri cannabis advertising and packaging rules: prohibited claims and placement, Illinois label fields due November 1, 2026, Missouri online advertising, design limits, and approval before use.
How Missouri classifies cannabis ownership and license changes, the current 60, 90 and 150-day review periods, the approval-to-operate gate, constitutional ownership caps, microbusiness eligibility, and the pending 2026 amendment.