The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, on March 26, 2026, resolved a case with Faulkner University. This is a timely reminder for school administrators preparing student handbooks for the 2026-2027 school year, reviewing Board policies, and updating websites. […]
On April 7, 2026, the National Labor Relations Board issued its decision in Prime Communications, LP, reaffirming the Board’s 2023 decision in McLaren concerning severance agreement confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions. While the decision reinforces existing substantive law, the key takeaway […]
The Illinois special education regulations require, as part of a school district’s comprehensive program of special education for students with disabilities, that districts maintain a set of written procedures to implement that program. The Illinois Council of School Attorneys and […]
Two reports issued in the past week illuminate the explosive growth in the use of tax increment financing (TIF) districts throughout Illinois and how those TIF districts are affecting the property tax burden for local taxpayers. Last week the Civic […]
Franczek special education attorneys Dana Fattore Crumley and Kristen Kinast will host a webinar “IEP Team Preparation and Participation—Strategies for Compliance that Reduce Risk and Build Parent Trust” on April 14 at 11 a.m. Sign up here. This presentation, targeted […]
In a recent decision, the Illinois Appellate Court found in favor of the Village of Winfield (the “Village”) when two local school districts challenged the Village’s formation of a tax increment financing (“TIF”) district. The School Districts argued that the […]
The United States Department of Justice concluded its years-long investigation into the seclusion and restraint practices of Special School District of St. Louis County, finding that the District’s practices violated Title II of the ADA. The DOJ found that the […]
On March 6, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued a significant decision in Brown‑Forman Corporation d/b/a Woodford Reserve Distillery v. National Labor Relations Board, rejecting the Board’s controversial 2023 Cemex Construction framework, which altered the […]
