This article discusses The Illinois Crime Victims Compensation Act, The Violent Crime Victims Assistance Act, The Bill of Rights for Victims and Witnesses of Violent Crime, as well as specific provisions mandated by the state's Penal Code and other legislative acts. Also reviewed are the victim-...
On August 4, 2023, Governor Pritzker signed the Freelance Worker Protection Act (FWPA), establishing strict protections for freelance workers,i.e., nearly anyone hired or retained as an independent contractor in Illinois for compensation of at least $500. The FWPA sets forth three requirements f...
In an effort to protect small businesses from predatory pricing and price discrimination and help keep wholesalers from being excluded from the purchasing chain, the Robinson-Patman Act also known as the Anti-Price Discrimination Act was passed in 1936. The act was meant to discourage unfair compet...
Following the era of organized crime by the likes of Al Capone, John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, Pretty Boy Floyd, and Bonnie and Clyde, the first piece of legislation to promote national gun control was the National Firearms Act passed on June 26. These efforts began on the heels of Pre...
Over the course of five years, the bill was able to offer almost $4 billion from its unemployment compensation program to nearly 9 million veterans. [Pictured: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the G.I. Bill in the Oval Office on June 22, 1944.] 1945: War Brides Act Sunday Truth /...
Following the era of organized crime by the likes of Al Capone, John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, Pretty Boy Floyd, and Bonnie and Clyde, the first piece of legislation to promote national gun control was the National Firearms Act passed on June 26. These efforts began on the heels of Pre...
“crime” that her family had assets and property that was built from hard work and sacrifice over four decades in the USA. Marian Kornicki is a victim of an organized criminal enterprise masquerading as Conservatorship/Guardianship which provides for a legal framework designed to rob innocent ...
The Illinois Crime Victim's Rights Amendment, added to the Illinois Constitution by the legislature and the voters in 1992, includes a 'right to restitution'. The amendment spurred some new legislation, now within the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. But most crime victims still have...
Organizations which promoted changes that protect victims from retaliation; Information on the Crime Victims Compensation Act; Development of the Victim-Offender Reconciliation Programs.McGuireStephenEBSCO_AspCrime & DelinquencyMcCuire, S. (1987). Victims' rights laws in Illinois: Two decades of progress...
Over the course of five years, the bill was able to offer almost $4 billion from its unemployment compensation program to nearly 9 million veterans. [Pictured: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the G.I. Bill in the Oval Office on June 22, 1944.] 1945: War Brides Act Sunday Truth /...