As School Boards head into the summer, we want to remind you that boards of education no longer need to adopt an annual prevailing wage resolution each June or make notice of such Board approval. As we described in a […]
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On the heels of a movement fueled by the Illinois teachers unions, the Illinois House and Senate passed a bill, Senate Bill 1814, which includes a House Amendment that will repeal the current 3% salary cap for Teachers Retirement System (TRS) reportable earnings. If […]
The Illinois House and Senate passed a bill, Senate Bill 1814, which includes a House Amendment that will repeal the current 3% salary cap for State Universities Retirement System (SURS) reportable earnings. If Governor Pritzker signs the bill into law, educational employers that are […]
The flurry of activity surrounding the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) and Open Meetings Act (“OMA”) continues. An Illinois Appellate Court once again reviewed whether grand jury records may be disclosed under FOIA and held that, at least in […]
The Illinois Department of Revenue has released the final 2018 Cook County equalization factor. The factor (sometimes referred to as the multiplier) for 2018 is 2.9109. The press release from the Department of Revenue is available here. Cook County equalization factors […]
Amid the flurry of activity late in the legislative term in Springfield, the General Assembly passed the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, making possession and consumption of cannabis legal in Illinois. Governor Pritzker is expected to sign the bill into […]
Those who pay attention to the Supreme Court may have seen several recent headlines about how a new decision makes it easier for employees to pursue employment discrimination claims. Headlines like “High Court Weakens Employer Defense to Job Bias Claims” […]
Do I Smell a Problem? Considerations When Implementing Randomized Drug Dog Searches in Schools
May 31, 2019
One of our favorite sources for Franczek email alerts is our readers, and we recently received a question from a Twitter follower about the legal considerations related to randomized dog searched in public schools. We all know from Law & Order™ that […]