Quality legal services to businesses, local governments, and individuals throughout Northern Illinois.
AGHL Law, LLC (AGHL) is your trusted adviser which provides strategic guidance from an independent and unbiased perspective.
Our team of attorneys have a strong reputation for providing practical, effective, clear and efficient representation that sets us apart in both the quality of work and our ability to service and meet the needs of our clients.
Services
Government
Our firm’s diverse expertise in business and legal issues has proven to be of immense value to local governments who, acting on their own or in collaboration with other regional local governments seek to grow their economies.
Business
AGHL Law’s business attorneys have decades of experience working with businesses, owners, boards, and executives.
Individual
Our firm helps people address issues affecting their personal lives. These issues range from the purchase of real estate and planning of their estates, to helping them address their personal interests in businesses, estates, and trusts.
Recent News
DOL Final Rule Increases Minimum Salary Requirements for Overtime Exemption
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued its Final Rule to increase the minimum salary requirements to qualify for “white collar” exemptions from overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Effective July 1, 2024, the salary threshold for exempting bona fide executive, administrative,...
Illinois Day and Temporary Labor Services Act Equal Benefits Provision Enjoined
On March 18, 2024, a federal court entered a preliminary injunction order enjoining the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) from taking any actions to enforce the “equivalent benefits” provisions of Section 42 of the more recently amended Illinois Day and Temporary Labor Services Act (the “Act”)....
Posting Requirements – Illinois Paid Leave for All Workers Act
As of January 1, 2024, covered Illinois employers are required to provide their full-time, part-time, and temporary employees up to 40 hours of paid leave per year, to be used for “any purpose” under the Illinois Paid Leave for All Workers Act (PLAWA). Employers are required to display the PLAWA...