A law that would make Illinois the first jurisdiction in the world to ban financial institutions from charging “interchange fees” on the tax and tip portions of debit and credit card transactions finally got its day in court Oct. 22, nearly 18 months after its passage. U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall’s ruling – expected in […]
Hannah Meisel, Capitol News Illinois
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Fate of Illinois’ first-in-the-nation credit card ‘swipe fee’ ban awaits judge’s ruling
A law that would make Illinois the first jurisdiction in the world to ban financial institutions from charging “interchange fees” on the tax and tip portions of debit and credit card transactions finally got its day in court this week nearly 18 months after its passage. U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall’s ruling — expected in […]
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Illinois Supreme Court rules against staffing agencies in antitrust case
Staffing agencies – a fast-growing industry that employs nearly a million Illinoisans – are not exempt from the state’s antitrust law, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled in January. The decision comes three-and-a-half years after Attorney General Kwame Raoul sued a trio of staffing agencies, alleging they used their mutual client to coordinate no-poach agreements, which […]