The seemingly never-ending debate over private sector college- and university-student employment status continues. On Friday, September 20, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced its intent to propose a rule addressing the definition of “employee” under the National Labor Relations […]
Category: Publications
Franczek Attorneys Published in United Educators’ EduRisk Blog
September 27, 2019
Jackie Wernz and John Relias co-authored the article, “Assessing Extracurricular Modifications for Public School Students With Disabilities” published in the United Educators’ EduRisk blog. This blog post focuses on determining appropriate extracurricular activity modifications for students with disabilities by evaluating […]
New Minimum Salary For Exempt Employees Takes Effect January 1, 2020
September 26, 2019
Originally posted on our Wage and Hour Insights Blog On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Labor issued its final rule concerning overtime exemptions. The rule increases the salary threshold for employees exempt under the executive, administrative, and professional exemptions (the “white collar exemptions”) from […]
New Law Imposes Various Measures to Address Student Safety, Including Educator License Suspension, Sexual Abuse Investigation Procedures, and More
September 25, 2019
On August 23, 2019, Governor Pritzker signed into law Public Act 101-531 (Act) which puts into place a number of measures aimed at increasing student safety. Effective immediately, the Act makes the following changes: Immediate License Suspension: As reported by […]
Opening the Floodgates? IL Law Requires Notice That Non-IEP-Eligible Students May Qualify for 504
September 17, 2019
Originally posted on our Special Education Law Insights Blog With all the hub-bub about HB 3586 (more on that here!), you would be excused if you missed that another special education law, passed last year, went into effect this school year. This one is easy to […]
Don’t Miss the Boat After Missed Services! What to Do Under HB 3586
September 17, 2019
Originally posted on our Special Education Law Insights Blog A speech pathologist goes out on unexpected medical leave. Three paraprofessionals quit in one week. A special education teacher is abducted by aliens and no substitutes are available. Sometimes staff absences are unavoidable, and […]
This Is Not a Drill: School Districts Now Required to Create Threat Assessment Teams and Implement Threat Assessment Procedures
September 13, 2019
Governor Pritzker recently signed into law Public Act 101-0455 amending the School Safety Drill Act (105 ILCS 128/1) to require threat assessment procedures and the creation of threat assessment teams in school districts across Illinois. The required threat assessment procedures […]
NLRB Clarifies Employer Right to Require Mandatory Arbitration Agreements Following Supreme Court’s Epic Systems Decision
September 12, 2019
In a significant decision for employers, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) provided new guidance addressing the intersection of arbitration agreements and the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The NLRB’s recent decision in Cordúa Restaurants, Inc. expressly authorizes employers to […]