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Rathje Woodward – Coronavirus Response Team
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Rathje Woodward LLC has assembled a team to help businesses, institutions, associations, and families work through the many questions, challenges, and opportunities that lay before us. For your convenience, the following are the industries, practice areas, and contact persons that are available to help.
Therese King Nohos as quoted in The College Fix
What are FOIAs and what do they have to do with higher education? Therese King Nohos as quoted on The College Fix.com.
How Condominium and Homeowner Associations Can Comply With Illinois’ Shelter-In-Place Order
On March 20, 2020, Governor Pritzker issued Executive Order 2020 – 10, entitled Executive Order In Response To COVID-19. In Section 1, all individuals living within the State of Illinois were ordered to “stay at home or at their place of residence” unless specifically exempted by the Order. This leaves many condominium and homeowners associations wondering how to comply with the Order while continuing necessary operations.
SBA Disaster Loan Are Available In Illinois
Illinois recently applied for the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program to assist small businesses and private non-profits in paying expenses during the COVID-19 disaster.
COVID-19: Five Steps Every Impacted Business Should Take To Maximize Insurance Coverage
Coronavirus is impacting businesses in countless and ever-evolving ways. All impacted business should be taking a hard look at their existing insurance coverage to determine if they might have coverage for some of their losses. Use these five steps at a starting point.
Is COVID-19 A Force Majeure Triggering Event In Your Commercial Contracts or Leases?
CONTRACTS AND LEASES IN THE WAKE OF COVID-19.
Breaking Down the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Initial Review: H.R. 6201 Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Senate Approves Emergency Expansion Of FMLA
On March 18, 2020, the Senate passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, and the President is expected to sign the bill shortly
A Message To Our Clients And Community
COVID-19: Considerations for Employers
The potential issues employers face include promoting healthy and safe habits in the workplace, high rates of employee absenteeism, a need to conduct off-site business, and general business disruption.
Rathje Fights Voter Purge in Wisconsin
In November 2019, the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin, represented by Rathje Woodward LLC and the Fair Elections Center in Washington, D.C., moved to intervene in a state court lawsuit filed in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin.
Justice Matters.
At Rathje Woodward, we are representing the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin in a voter registration dispute in Wisconsin. We also are representing Dr. Carter Page and his businesses in a defamation action against the DNC.