The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will administratively close by the end of September all pending charges based solely on disparate impact—claims of unintentional discrimination based on facially neutral policies that disproportionately affect a protected class. According to an internal […]
Webinar: Special Education Legal Updates
September 9, 2025
Please join Franczek attorneys Jennifer Smith, Kaitlin Atlas, Brandon Wright, and Kristen Kinast on September 22 for a webinar focusing on new Illinois and federal legislation and case law impacting special education. Register here.
PAC Issues Two Binding Decisions Concerning the OMA
September 8, 2025
Over the last few weeks, the Public Access Counselor of the Illinois Attorney General’s Office (PAC) issued two binding decisions addressing issues arising from the Illinois Open Meetings Act (OMA). In Public Access Opinion 25-009, the PAC concluded that a […]
Seventh Circuit Clarifies Limits on the Political Expression of Students and Student Groups at School
September 8, 2025
In a recent decision, E.D. vs. Noblesville School District, the Seventh Circuit considered under what circumstances it is appropriate to limit students’ First Amendment speech rights. Ruling in favor of a school district’s decision to restrict what it perceived as […]
Franczek Welcomes Ellen Lueking as Education Associate
September 5, 2025
Franczek P.C. is pleased to welcome Ellen Lueking as an associate. She will be based in Champaign, continuing the expansion of our southern and central Illinois practice. Ellen advises schools on issues dealing with Title IX, student discipline, employee misconduct, […]
SpaceX Wins Fifth Circuit Victory; Big Implications for NLRB
August 28, 2025
In an August 19, 2025 decision in SpaceX v. NLRB, the Fifth Circuit ruled that the structure of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is likely unconstitutional and upheld three preliminary injunctions preventing the NLRB from pursuing unfair labor practice […]
On August 23, 2025, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed an earlier ruling for Township High School District 211 in Hedgepeth v. Britton, et al., concerning the district’s dismissal of a high school teacher in connection with divisive comments […]
Webinar: Senate Bill 1519 and School Resource Officers
August 27, 2025
Please join us on September 10 for a discussion about Senate Bill 1519, which was recently signed into law as Public Act 104-0430. Franczek attorneys David Braun and Kristen Kinast will analyze this bill’s significant impact on school districts and discuss […]