The Illinois Appellate Court recently upheld a decision of the Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board (PTAB) involving the assessed value of a farm property owned by Edward Sims Jr. Trust (Trust) in Edward Sims Jr. Trust v. Henry County Board of […]
Category: Publications
Supreme Court (Finally) Will Address School Discipline for Off-Campus, Online Student Speech
Originally posted to our Title IX Insights Blog. In 2017, a high school cheerleader learned she had not made the varsity team and turned to Snapchat. She posted a picture of herself and a friend, middle fingers up, with the […]
Franczek Partner Nicki Bazer Published on NSBA Website
Franczek P.C. partner Nicki Bazer published an article titled “Student Privacy Safeguards” on the National School Boards Association (NSBA) website. The article examines how to navigate the legal use of online curriculum during the pandemic and beyond and offers school […]
Boston Mayor and Friend to Labor Marty Walsh to Head USDOL
Media reports indicate that President-Elect Joe Biden will tap Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to serve as Secretary of Labor in his administration. Fifty-three year-old Walsh has served as Boston’s Mayor for the past six years. He is the former head […]
Pay Me Now, or Pay Me Later? Wages Paid for Anticipated Overtime are Excludable from Employees’ Regular Rate
Originally posted to our Wage and Hour Insights Blog. The Department of Labor (“DOL”) released an opinion letter addressing whether certain overtime payments based on an expected number of hours may be credited towards the amount of overtime pay owed under […]
USDOL Gets Tech-Savvy in Approving Electronic Notice Posting and FMLA-Qualifying Telemedicine Visits
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division was hard at work in the closing days of 2020, endorsing the use of electronic posting of required notices and telemedicine visits under the Family and Medical Leave Act. The […]
We are delighted and proud to inform you that the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education (IICLE) has just released an updated edition of a property tax publication by Franczek partners Ares Dalianis and Scott Metcalf in its 2021 Edition […]
Last week, Congress reached a deal on a second pandemic relief package which includes the enactment of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Business, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (Act), which has now been signed by President Trump. The Act includes […]