Illinois part of antitrust investigation of Google
Illinois part of antitrust investigation of Google
The advertising and other business practices of tech giant Google will be under heavy scrutiny in the coming months as part of a bipartisan investigation led by 50 attorneys general, including Democrat Kwame Raoul of Illinois. Raoul’s office noted it will “determine whether the tech giant operates in violation of state and federal antitrust laws” and will be conducted in conjunction with federal authorities.
Illinois Secure Choice program takes aim at ‘retirement crisis’
Illinois Secure Choice was created by state law in 2015, requiring businesses with 25 employees or more to offer retirement savings plans or take part in the new program which automatically enrolls employees in a state-created but independently managed retirement plan. While the program is overseen by the treasurer’s office and an appointed, unpaid board of advisors, the money invested...