The Illinois Public Access Counselor (PAC) recently issued a binding decision, PAC 22-012, regarding the Open Meetings Act (OMA), finding that a board of education’s closed session discussions violated the OMA at separate meetings. At issue were the Board’s closed […]
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NLRB Proposes New Rule Expanding Scope of Joint-Employer Standard: What Might This Mean for You?
September 29, 2022
On September 6, the National Labor Relations Board (the Board) issued a proposed rule to revise the current standard to determine whether employers are “joint employers” under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The proposed rule would rescind the Trump-era […]
Since September 2021, Governor J.B. Pritzker has required via executive order that unvaccinated school personnel undergo weekly testing for COVID-19 in order to continue working in a school. As of today, that requirement has been lifted by the Governor. Yesterday, […]
Franczek Webinar: Momentum in the Labor Movement – Part I
September 9, 2022
Join Franczek attorneys Sally Scott, Mike Warner, Jason Patterson and renowned labor scholar Robert Bruno on September 22, 2022 for the first installment of our webinar series addressing the recent changes and trends in the labor movement. After years of decline, the labor movement […]
Your Neutral Uniform Policy May Violate the NLRA
September 7, 2022
In Tesla Inc., the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) recently reversed a 2019 decision in Wal-Mart Stores Inc. that gave employers leeway when adopting neutral non-discriminatory dress codes. Instead, the Board applied the standard in the Supreme Court’s Republic Aviation […]
James Petrungaro and Adam Dauksas Join Franczek P.C. as Partners
August 30, 2022
Franczek P.C. is pleased to announce that James Petrungaro and Adam Dauksas have joined the firm as a partners. James and Adam are joining the firm after years of providing high quality legal representation to their clients in all aspects […]
Franczek Attorneys Receive Multiple Accolades
August 25, 2022
The American Institute of Legal Counsel has named James C. Franczek Jr. as one of the top 10 Labor and Employment attorney in the state of Illinois for client and firm satisfaction. Franczek attorneys James C. Franczek, Jr. and Michael […]
PAC Issues Two New Binding Opinions Concerning FOIA
August 12, 2022
The Illinois Public Access Counselor (PAC) recently issued two new binding opinions concerning the FOIA—one upholding a public body’s denial of a FOIA request for union records and another finding application materials for public office are not exempt under the […]