Beginning January 1, 2025, Illinois employers with 15 or more employees will be required to comply with new pay transparency requirements under an amendment to the Illinois Equal Pay Act. We will be exploring the requirements of the new law […]
It’s been 5 years since the ISBE emergency action on restraint and timeout, but plenty of ambiguity still remains around on the rules and regulations. Join the special education law experts Kaitlin Atlas and Jennifer Smith from Franczek P.C. and CPI’s Enterprise Education […]
It took a few months, but in a ruling that should surprise no one, a federal judge in Texas has blocked the U.S. Department of Labor’s new overtime exemption rule that increased the minimum salaries for workers to be considered […]
The PAC recently issued a non-binding opinion, finding a school district did not waive the attorney-client privilege where prior disclosures of the requested records were mandated by state law. At issue was a FOIA request for an investigation report prepared […]
The Illinois Public Access Counselor (PAC) issued its tenth binding opinion of the year, finding the Village of Dolton Board of Trustees violated the Open Meetings Act (OMA) by failing to make two Board meetings convenient and open to the […]
This year, we are honored to announce that our President and a founding partner, James C. Franczek, Jr., will be presented with the 2024 Impact Award at G-PAC’S 11TH Annual Profile in Courage Award Ceremony on Thursday, October 17th. The […]
Back in April 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule that would have banned non-compete agreements nationwide as of September 4, 2024. (You can read our alert on the FTC’s final rule here.) However, on August 20, […]
Back in April 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule that would have banned non-compete agreements nationwide as of September 4, 2024. (You can read our alert on the FTC’s final rule here.) However, on August 20, […]
