Real estate investors may at times find themselves looking at properties that meet their requirements in all but one aspect—zoning. The zoning laws that apply to a given piece of property can restrict what you do with it, and it may be tempting to try to rezone it.
Here, we’ll go over the factors to consider before trying to rezone a property.
Slipping and falling on a floor or walkway may not always seem immediately serious, but the truth is slip, trip, and fall accidents can have severe results. According to the CDC, roughly between 20% and 30% of slip and fall accidents result in moderate to severe injuries, including fractures and head trauma.
The following facts and statistics show just how serious these types of injuries can get:
If you have been injured at work, you may decide to settle your claim instead of receiving ongoing workers’ compensation benefits. Settling can impact how much compensation you’d receive, and there are various factors that go into calculating the amount.
One of the factors involved in calculating a workers’ compensation settlement is the total amount of benefits you’d be eligible to receive. In Illinois, workers’ comp is designed to cover the following:
Starting a new business is an exciting venture, but just because you’re excited about your new idea doesn’t mean investors necessarily will be. It’s actually harder for new startups to raise capital today than it was a decade ago, with new startups having to prove they’ll generate revenue before they’ll ever attract investors.
So how do you know if your idea can raise venture capital? Here are a few questions that should help you make the decision of whether to spend time raising investment funds.
For most businesses, taxes are a burdensome expense. Business tax credits are a way to reduce the total dollar amount of taxes your organization pays each year.
Put simply, tax credits are reductions to the actual dollar amount of taxes owed. They are offered by the government as an incentive for businesses to invest in things that improve society, such as research and development, using green energy, providing for employees’ needs, and so on.
The vast majority of workers’ compensation claims are resolved through settlements. A workers’ comp settlement is an agreement between you and the other party (in this case your employer’s insurance company) that you’ll stop pursuing your claim in return for a specific sum of money.
If you’re worried that these settlements are public record, the answer is a bit complex. In the state of Illinois, they are technically public information, but they aren’t easily accessible.
The process of recovering damages after an accident can be complicated and stressful, and you might wonder when you should start involving a personal injury lawyer. In most cases, it’s recommended that you get legal help, even if it’s nothing more than a quick consultation on whether you have a case.
Some of the following situations will most likely warrant the help of a personal injury attorney.
While Illinois doesn’t have any strict legal requirement to have an attorney present during real estate closings, hiring one is still a good idea. A real estate attorney helps you throughout the process of buying or selling real estate by:
Taxes are complicated. For businesses, they can get especially convoluted. While tax season itself is a long way off, most businesses need to keep their tax obligations in mind year-round.
Following are some of the questions people commonly ask about business taxes.
Pedestrian fatalities from accidents have been steadily increasing since 2009, which means the roads have become far more dangerous for those traveling on foot. In order to reverse the trend and get pedestrian accidents to start decreasing, caution and alertness are needed from everyone involved.
To understand how to reduce your chances of being involved in a pedestrian accident, it’s important to know what causes these types of accidents in the first place. These accidents frequently result from the following contributing factors:
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