The State of Illinois continues to build on Faith’s Law. On August 10, 2026, Governor Pritzker signed Public Act 104-0831 (House Bill 4534). The new law makes several changes to the School Code and the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting […]
Join Franczek attorneys on October 21st at 12 p.m. as we will be providing a 2026 legislative update, covering labor & employment sector law-related bills that were passed in the recent legislative session in Illinois and reviewing some of the […]
On September 8, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued a noteworthy decision for school districts addressing student discipline, disability accommodations, and transfer enrollment policies. In E.W. v. Mt. Vernon Community School Corporation, the court affirmed […]
On September 17, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a resolution agreement with Virginia Beach City Public Schools concerning the district’s response to reports of sexual misconduct. OCR reported, it found, that the district […]
On September 23, 2026, the NLRB issued its decision in Lion Elastomers LLC, 375 NLRB No. 41, restoring the General Motors standard for evaluating abusive or offensive conduct during protected concerted activity and giving employers greater flexibility to discipline workplace […]
On September 29, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education published Title IX Regulations to formally rescind the Biden administration’s 2024 Title IX Regulations and restore the 2020 Regulations, effective immediately. This action brings the Code of Federal Regulations in line […]
On Wednesday, October 7th at noon join Franczek attorneys Ares Dalianis, Michael Hernandez, and John Anders for a discussion of recent procedural changes at the PTAB and how they will affect the process for intervention and the rights of taxing […]
The NLRB Division of Advice recently issued a memorandum concluding that Microsoft lawfully discharged two employees who organized an on-campus protest related to the war in Gaza after they refused directives to relocate the event off company property. Although NLRB […]
