Todd K. Hayden

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Todd Hayden has practiced since 1992, in the areas of school and municipal law.  He provides governmental employers with guidance and counseling regarding labor and employment, including employee discipline and termination, board governance, collective bargaining, contract, public finance and transactional matters.

Todd has represented employers in various employer-employee disputes including federal and state litigation, EEOC/Department of Human Rights charges, State Labor Board Proceedings and grievance and arbitration proceedings.  Todd has extensive experience in collective bargaining, including unit formation proceedings, negotiations, mediation and interest arbitration.  He has performed construction contract reviews, served as local bond counsel and worked on school boundary changes.

Recent Publications

• Contributing author, “Civil Rights Litigation,” ILLINOIS SCHOOL LAW, (IICLE, 2010)

Recent Presentations

• District Website Postings:  What’s Required?  What’s Recommended?, IASB/IASBO/IASA Annual Conference, Chicago, IL (November 2010)
• Issues in Public Labor and Employment, Illinois Municipal League’s 97th Annual Conference (September 2010)
• Containing Labor Costs in Tough Economic, National Business Institute Conference, Oak Brook, IL (June 2010)
• Technology On and Off School Grounds, National Business Institute Conference, Oak Brook, IL (June 2010)
• Collective Bargaining Implications of SB 315, In-Service, Troy SD 70 (May 2010)
• Sweeping Changes Made to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, Management Association of Illinois, Downers Grove, IL (April 2010)
• Cyberbullying, In-Service, Streator SD 44 (March 2010)
• Collective Bargaining and Employment Issues, Illinois Municipal League Conference, Chicago, IL (September 2009)
• Containing Labor Costs in Tougher-Than-Ever Economic Times, IASB/IASA/Illinois ASBO Joint Annual Conference (November 2009)
• Employee Benefits Conference, Springfield, IL (October 2009)
• The Illinois Open Meetings Act, In-Service (June 2009)
• Legal Responsibilities in Connection with Breach of Data Security, IASBO Annual Conference (May 2009)
• Family and Medical Leave Act – Military Family Leave and Updated Regulations, Illinois Association of School Personnel Administrators (January 2009)
• Collective Bargaining Update, South Suburban School Business Officials (October 2008)
• Fair Labor Standards Act Update, Management Association of Illinois Law Conference (October 2008)
• Student Discipline and Student Records, In-Service, Streator SD 44 (October 2008)
• Avoiding Problems with the Open Meetings Act, Elected Officials Seminar (June 2007)
• Internet Liability Issues, Kankakee County Regional Office of Education (September 2006)
• Legal Do’s and Don’ts, Township Clerks Association (May 2006)