Illinois AG obtains settlement over illegal wage deductions
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office announced on Thursday they had reached a settlement with Pana-based Castle Concrete Construction to pay $76,101.16 to resolve claims that the company unlawfully deducted wages from workers’ paychecks. The practice had
Elk Grove meat company settles with AG for $3M
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul reached a settlement on Wednesday with a Chicago-area meat processing company over unpaid overtime wages. The Attorney General filed a consent decree resolving a lawsuit the office filed against Greenridge Farm in
AP: Family of Chicago woman who died in hotel freezer agrees to $10 million settlement
CHICAGO (AP) — The family of a Chicago woman who died after she became locked in a hotel freezer has agreed to a $10 million settlement. The Chicago Tribune reports that Kenneka Jenkins’ mother, Tereasa Martin, will
City of Chicago pays settlement agreement of $100,000 to two whistleblowers wrongly fired by former Treasurer Conyears-Ervin
The City of Chicago paid a settlement agreement of $100,000 to two whistleblowers who were improperly fired by Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin after they uncovered wrongdoing in the Treasurer’s office. However, the public may never know the details
Online lingerie manufacturer to pay more than $2 million to Illinois and 30 other states over deceptive business practice claims
An online lingerie manufacturer will pay more than $2 million to Illinois and more than 30 other states over claims of deceptive business practices. Attorney General Kwame Raoul says the settlement will mean refunds for some customers
Illinois to receive more than half-a-billion dollars in multi-state opioid settlement with drug manufacturers and drug stores
Illinois will receive more than half-a-billion dollars over the next 15 years as part of a multi-state settlement with opioid manufacturers and drug store chains. Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined with more than a dozen other states
Illinois Human Rights Commission preliminarily rules that Springfield city officials discriminated against transgender Lincoln Library employee in 2018
The Illinois Human Rights Commission has handed down a preliminary ruling finding Springfield city officials discriminated against a transgender employee in denying coverage for her gender-affirming medical treatment. The Illinois Times reports the ruling comes in a
Illinois to share in $462 million Juul settlement
Illinois will share in a $462 million settlement with e-cigarette manufacturer Juul as part of a deal that will also require the company to end misleading advertising that officials say understated the dangers of vaping.
More Facebook biometric data settlement money coming in the mail
If you got a payout last year from the settlement of a class action lawsuit over Facebook’s use of biometric data, another check is in the mail. After the initial round of checks for nearly $400 each
Settlement Checks Going Out To Illinois Facebook Users
Checks have started going out to Facebook users in Illinois as part of a settlement of complaints that the social media giant violated the state’s biometric privacy law. A lawsuit accused Facebook of collecting and storing