In a decision issued late last week, the Illinois Supreme Court allowed a private citizen to sue a company for failing to provide written notice and obtain a signed release before collecting his fingerprint data in violation of the Biometric Information Privacy Act, […]
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PAC Finds Time Limits for Public Comment Must be Formal Board Policy
January 23, 2019
In a recent decision, the Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor (PAC), which enforces the Illinois Open Meetings Act (OMA), found that a school district violated the OMA when it limited the public comment period of a school board meeting […]
Keep on Trucking: SCOTUS Decision Impacts Transportation Industry
January 22, 2019
On January 15, 2019, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous 8-0 decision in the matter of New Prime, Inc. v. Oliveira. Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. While this decision specifically applies to the […]
Complaints and Lawsuits Grind to a Halt as Shutdown Continues, Federal Court Funding About to Run Out
January 22, 2019
Media reports abound on the impact of the shutdown—now the longest in U.S. history—on federal workers, recipients of certain services such as food stamps and tax refunds, and the political leaders facing blame for the situation. But one less obvious impact of the shutdown is that […]
J.B. Pritzker assumed the Illinois Governor’s Office on January 14, 2019. By January 15th, Governor Pritzker adopted several Executive Orders and signed into law legislation benefitting Illinois employees. Specifically, Governor Pritzker issued the following Executive Orders: Executive Order 2019-01 The […]
In October 2017, then-Deputy Director of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Tom Homan publicly announced the agency’s aim to increase workplace investigations “by four or five times” over concerns that employment of undocumented workers makes the United States a “magnet” for […]
School Safety Commission Report and DOE Withdrawal of Discipline Guidance: What Does It Mean for Schools?
December 21, 2018
The 180-page report of the Federal Commission on School Safety is out and garnering significant media attention. The U.S. Department of Education also announced this afternoon that, based on the Commission’s recommendation, it is withdrawing the 2014 Dear Colleague Letter on Nondiscriminatory Administration of […]
Updated February 27, 2020 With PERA’s full implementation on September 1, 2016, it is important to remember that all full-time probationary teachers who are first employed with a school district after a district’s PERA implementation date are subject to the new tenure […]