The Illinois Appellate Court recently ruled that the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) does not obligate a public body to produce records that it does not already maintain in response to a FOIA request. Further, the Court held that public […]
EEOC Releases Proposed Regulations for New Pregnancy Law
August 29, 2023
Earlier this month, the EEOC released proposed regulations to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA,” or the “Act”), which we initially wrote about here. (The proposed rule can be found on the Federal Register’s website here.) Together with the […]
New Law Allows School Districts to Enter Design-Build Contracts
August 22, 2023
Governor Pritzker recently signed P.A. 103-0491 (previously SB 1570) into law, which will allow school districts to enter into design-build contracts—as opposed to the currently available design-bid-build delivery model—beginning January 1, 2024. Under the current design-bid-build delivery model, school districts […]
New Staff or New Roles? Franczek P.C. Offers Title IX Training for K-12 Administrators
August 18, 2023
New school year, new roles, new personnel—these are just some of the reasons to schedule training on the Title IX requirements. While revisions to the Title IX regulations are pending, the 2020 Title IX regulations continue to apply and will […]
New Staff or New Roles? Franczek P.C. Offers Title IX Training for K-12 Administrators
August 18, 2023
New school year, new roles, new personnel—these are just some of the reasons to schedule training on the Title IX requirements. While revisions to the Title IX regulations are pending, the 2020 Title IX regulations continue to apply and will […]
New Staff or New Roles? Franczek P.C. Offers Title IX Training for K-12 Administrators
August 18, 2023
New school year, new roles, new personnel—these are just some of the reasons to schedule training on the Title IX requirements. While revisions to the Title IX regulations are pending, the 2020 Title IX regulations continue to apply and will […]
Remembering Shelli Anderson
August 11, 2023
All of us at Franczek mourn the loss of our longtime partner and dear friend, Shelli Anderson. At the same time, we celebrate and honor Shelli for her skill in the law, her deep personal and engaging commitment to her […]
Governor Pritzker recently signed into law Public Act 103-0311 (previously HB 2447), which amends two key provisions in the Open Meetings Act (“OMA”) effective as of July 28, 2023. First, the Public Act expands the permissible reasons for remote attendance […]