On June 25, 2020, we issued a frequently asked questions document, “40 Answers to Your Phase 4 Questions: Practical FAQs on ISBE’s Phase 4 School Reopening Guidance,” clarifying ISBE and IDPH joint guidance for Phase 4 school reopening. Later that […]
NLRB Finds Employers Do Not Have Bargain Discipline with a Newly Certified Union Prior to the Signing of an Initial Contract
On Tuesday, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in 800 River Road Operating Company, LLC d/b/a Care One at New Milford, (Care One) issued a decision overturning the controversial Total Security Management decision. In Care One, the NLRB held that […]
40 Answers to Your Phase 4 Questions: Practical FAQs on ISBE’s Phase 4 School Reopening Guidance
On June 23, 2020, the Illinois State Board of Education (“ISBE”) and the Illinois Department of Public Health (“IDPH”) released a guidance document addressing return to school during Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois Plan this fall. The 63-page document, “Starting […]
Illinois Supreme Court Agrees with City of Chicago regarding Destruction of Police Officer Misconduct Records
In a decision applauded by citizens of the City of Chicago and its leadership, the Illinois Supreme Court found that a provision in the collective bargaining agreement between the Fraternal Order of Police, Chicago Lodge No. 7 (FOP), and the […]
Franczek P.C. is delighted to announce that partner and Labor & Employment Practice Group co-chair, Tracey Truesdale, has been elected a Fellow in the prestigious College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Now in its 25th year, the College of Labor […]
Illinois Issues Phase 4 Guidelines and Business Toolkit
As all four regions of the State of Illinois work toward entering Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois Plan on June 26, 2020, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker released new guidelines today to help businesses and other activities safely reopen. The […]
Supreme Court Rules DACA to Continue—For Now
On June 18, 2020, The United States Supreme Court ruled, 5 to 4, that the Trump Administration could not immediately shut down DACA, a program protecting nearly 700,000 young immigrants, many children, from Deportation. In Department of Homeland Security v. […]
Originally posted on our Special Education Law Insights Blog. We recently let you know about a pending bill that would make changes to several special education procedures. Senate Bill 1569 has now been signed by Governor Pritzker as PA 101-0643. The law makes numerous changes related to remote […]