Government bodies subject to the Open Meetings Act (OMA) sometimes struggle to strike the right balance between too much and too little detail contained in their published Board meeting agendas. A recent advisory opinion from the Public Access Counselor (PAC) […]
K-12 Education Publications
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Attorney General’s Office Finds School Board Held Improper Discussion in Closed Session
May 15, 2017
Originally posted on our Wage & Hour Insights Blog. I believe most would agree, the Department of Labor’s (DOL) interpretative guidance typically provides useful insight to employers navigating often tricky wage and hour laws. This was not the case with […]
The Expanding Definition of “News Media” Under FOIA
May 15, 2017
In the age of Twitter and blogging, it is not always easy to tell who qualifies as a journalist or member of the media. But according to a recent advisory opinion from the Public Access Counselor of the Illinois Attorney […]
Originally posted on our Wage & Hour Insights Blog. I believe most would agree, the Department of Labor’s (DOL) interpretative guidance typically provides useful insight to employers navigating often tricky wage and hour laws. This was not the case with […]
The Latest on School Funding Legislation and Litigation
April 13, 2017
Originally posted on our Wage & Hour Insights Blog. I believe most would agree, the Department of Labor’s (DOL) interpretative guidance typically provides useful insight to employers navigating often tricky wage and hour laws. This was not the case with […]
Originally posted on our Wage & Hour Insights Blog. I believe most would agree, the Department of Labor’s (DOL) interpretative guidance typically provides useful insight to employers navigating often tricky wage and hour laws. This was not the case with […]
Supreme Court Refines Legal Standard for Special Education
March 24, 2017
Thirty-five years ago, in Board of Education of Hendricks Hudson District v. Rowley, the Supreme Court ruled that, under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, schools must provide students with an individualized education plan (IEP) “reasonably calculated to enable the […]
Originally posted on our Wage & Hour Insights Blog. I believe most would agree, the Department of Labor’s (DOL) interpretative guidance typically provides useful insight to employers navigating often tricky wage and hour laws. This was not the case with […]