In recent months, OCR has reached resolution agreements with a school district and two universities after investigating complaints of discrimination and harassment based on ancestry or ethnicity, including allegations regarding antisemitic and Islamophobic incidents since October 2023. Additionally, OCR has […]
Category: Education
With the new 2024 Title IX Regulations going into effect on August 1, 2024, Franczek P.C. will offer everything your institution needs for compliance support. Annual Training: The new regulations require annual training for all those involved in Title IX […]
Senate Bill 3606 Extends Reimbursement Eligibility for Public Special Education Programs
June 5, 2024
On May 23, 2024, Senate Bill 3606 (“SB 3606”) passed both houses. If signed into law by Governor Pritzker, SB 3606 will amend the Children with Disabilities Article of the Illinois School Code to provide for expanded state reimbursement opportunities […]
Illinois Supreme Court Rules that Payment of Property Taxes Is Not Required to Pursue a PTAB Appeal
May 28, 2024
On May 23, 2024, the Illinois Supreme Court issued a highly anticipated ruling on whether a taxpayer is required to pay its property tax bill before pursuing an appeal at the Property Tax Appeal Board (PTAB). In Shawnee Community Unit […]
The 2024 Title IX Regs Are Here—Now What? Part I: Training Your Employees and Your Title IX Team
May 14, 2024
Now that the 2024 Title IX regulations have been released, what does your school need to do to be fully compliant by August 1? Over the next few months, our Franczek Title IX team will provide tips and information on […]
EEOC Releases Final Rule on Pregnant Worker Protections, Updated Guidance on Worker Harassment
May 7, 2024
In April, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released two long-awaited final documents aimed at strengthening worker protections: the final rule implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA, or the Act), which go into effect on June 18, 2024, […]
Final Title IX Rule on Sexual Harassment Released Today
April 19, 2024
Earlier this morning, the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights released its long-awaited final Title IX regulations on sexual harassment. These new regulations, which replace the 2020 rules, will take effect on August 1, 2024. Until then, the 2020 […]
Social media has given public officials the ability to share information quickly and easily with their constituents and followers, even on their own personal social media accounts. When using a personal social media account, an individual, even a public official, […]