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The June 30, 2023 deadline to complete the City of Chicago’s initial required annual sexual harassment training is around the corner. In June 2022, the City of Chicago amended the Chicago Human Rights Ordinance to require Chicago-based employers, regardless of size, to provide 1 hour of sexual harassment training and 1 hour of sexual harassment […]

Summer is around the corner in Chicago – that time of year so perfect it scrubs our memories of those cold Chicago winter days. As a firm, we are looking forward to several events this summer where we will gather in support of important causes and each other. In commemoration of the abolition of slavery, […]

Golan Christie Taglia is a proud ally of the LGBTQIA+ community with a strong commitment to promoting inclusion and celebrating diversity. GCT commemorates Pride Month as an opportunity to reflect on the impact that LGBTQIA+ individuals have had on history and encourages everyone to use Pride Month as a catalyst for education on the injustice […]

Golan Christie Taglia partner Brian T. Whitlock provides a straightforward perspective for estate planners working with clients with small businesses and farms. Using the guiding motto, “failure is not an option,” Brian illustrates the results of failure and the best practices for applying tax code provisions. The article, “Untaxingly Yours: Planning to Fail vs Failing […]

Golan Christie Taglia is proud to welcome Christopher R. Parker to the firm as a partner. Chris brings over 20 years of experience to the firm’s employment law practice group. Chris has vast experience working on trials, appeals, arbitrations and mediations in federal and state jurisdictions throughout the country. He counsels clients in matters such […]

Guardianship may be necessary if a person is unable to make and/or communicate their own responsible decisions regarding their care or finances due to a mental, physical or developmental disability. The guardianship process can often be difficult and confusing to navigate. Golan Christie Taglia’s guardianship attorneys provide personalized counsel to guide families through this process […]

Barbara L. Yong spoke about why she founded the Equal Pay Day Chicago Coalition 14 years ago and their efforts to promote equal pay for women and minorities in a recent feature by Women Employed in their “She Says” column. By founding the Equal Pay Day Chicago Coalition, Barb aimed to raise awareness of the […]

Golan Christie Taglia partner Brian T. Whitlock explains how the three elements of what is called the Devil’s Triangle – Fiduciary Accounting Income, Trust Taxable Income and Distributable Net Income – can be best manipulated for effective planning for the fiduciary income taxation of Simple Trusts in a recent article in TAXES – The Tax […]

To honor Women’s History Month, Golan Christie Taglia’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee is hosting a drive benefitting the Period Collective. This nonprofit organization supplies menstrual and feminine hygiene products to unhoused and low-income women and girls in the Chicagoland area. These women and girls can suffer from period poverty, meaning they lack adequate access […]