 | In Brief is a newsletter published periodically by Robbins, Schwartz, Nicholas, Taylor & Lifton, Ltd. |
- August 2010: Search of City Employee's Text Messages on Employer Provided Pager Did Not Violate The Fourth Amendment to The United States Constitution
- July 2010: Complete Your Project on Schedule: How to Prevent Union Pickets and Business Agents from Disrupting Your Construction Project
- June 2010: The Illinois Identity Protection Act: New Regulations on Use of Social Security Numbers
- May 2010: 2010 General Election Calendar
- January 2010: Senate Bill 315: Student Growth Mandated to Be Key Factor in Teacher and Principal Evaluations
- January 2010: Educational Foundation Update
- January 2010: First District Illinois Appellate Court Reaffirms Higher Standard for Pleading Willful and Wanton Misconduct
- November 2009: Court Rejects Challenge to City of Sycamore Transfer Tax that Provides Funds to the Sycamore School District
- October 2009: Stopping the Loss of Tax Dollars
- September 2009: State Approves School Construction Funds
- August 2009: 2010 General Primary Election Calendar
- February 2009: Effective Immediately: Federal Stimulus Bill Substantially Changes COBRA Rights and Obligations
- February 2009: A 'New Act' of Discrimination for Each Discriminatory Paycheck
- January 2009: Court Rejects Challenge to Quincy School District's $4.5 and $4.7 Million Tort Levies
- January 2009: U.S. Department of Labor Adopts New FMLA Regulations
- January 2009: Employment by District the Key to Acquisition of Tenure, Not Actual Teaching Time
- September 2008: New Provisions to HB 5088
- August 2008: 2009 Election Calendar
- July 2008: Illinois Supreme Court Clarifies Standard of Review for Municipal Zoning Decisions
- March 2008: First District Illinois Appellate Court Finds That School District Properly Suspended Tenured Teacher Without Pay For Four Years
- February 2008: Department of Education's New Guidelines on Balancing Campus Safety and Student Privacy Rights
- January 2008: Employee Dismissals and RIF Layoff Checklist
- December 2007: College Campus Press Act Bans Censorship of All Campus Media
- November 2007: The Smoke Free Illinois Act and The Corresponding Rules Proposed by The Department of Public Health
- November 2007: Disability Pension Update
- November 2007: The Smoke Free Illinois Act and the Corresponding Rules Proposed by the Department of Public Health
- September 2007: New Legislation Affects Police and Fire Department Bargaining Rights and Accommodations for Pregnant Officers
- July 2007: United States Supreme Court Upholds Student Discipline for "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" Banner
- April 2007: Federal Court Allows School District to Ban "Be Happy, Not Gay" T-Shirt
- January 2007: Electronically Stored Information Subject to Discovery
- December 2006: Update: Principal Evaluations
- December 2006: Employee Dismissals and RIF Layoff Checklist
- November 2006: Update: SURS Proposed Regulations Concerning the Pension Legislations Enacted in 2005
- September 2006: 2007 Election Calendar
- July 2006: Supreme Court Determines School Districts Are Not Liable for Parents' Expert Fees
- July 2006: Supreme Court Sets Standard for Judging Illegal Retaliation
- February 2006: Department of Labor Issues Guidance on Fees that May Be Paid for Volunteer Coaching and Other Extra-Duty Activities
- November 2005: Attorney General Opines that for Ethics Act Purposes, Community Colleges Are "Units of Local Government" and "State Agencies"
- October 2005: New Court Decision Requires Careful Review of Tort Levy Expenditures and Risk Management Plans
- September 2005: The Catbert Doctrine: Playing on an Employee's Vulnerability in a Transfer Decision Can Be Retaliation Discrimination
- July 2005: "Stop the Presses": No Constitutional Liability for Dean's Order to Halt Printing of Student Newspaper until Administration Approved Its Contents
- May 2005: Supreme Court Broadens Age Discrimination Claims: Employers Can Be Sued Over Neutral Practices That Adversely Affect Older Workers
- February 2005: Employee Dismissals and RIF Layoff Checklist
- January 2005: Trial-type Rights at a Pre-termination Hearing?
- December 2004: Update: The Social Security Protection Act
- October 2004: Government Employers and Employees Affected by Changes in Social Security Protection Act of 2004
- September 2004: 2005 Election Calendar
- August 2004: Let Their Fingers Do The Talking: New Law Requires Fingerprint Background Checks for School District Applicants
- August 2004: New Legislation Eliminates Mandatory LPDCs
- June 2004: Non-Union Employees Are No Longer Entitled to Representation During Disciplinary Interviews
- January 2004: Employee Dismissals and RIF Layoff Checklist
- November 2003: Minimum Wage Increase, English Only Rules and Equal Pay for the Sexes
- October 2003: 2004 Election Calendar for School Officials
- September 2003: Truth in Taxation "Business As Usual" Resumes for Districts which Include Territory in Cook County
- September 2003: Governor Approves Employee Leave for Domestic Violence
- June 2003: Proposed Law Would Permit Campaigners, Politicians to Take Over School and Public Properties on Election Day
- June 2003: Hidden Surveillance Cameras in the Workplace Are A Mandatory Subject of Bargaining
- May 2003: Student Journalists Can Proceed with First Amendment Claim Arising from University Dean's Alleged Censorship of Campus Newspaper
- April 2003: Federal Appeals Court: "Stars and Bars" Can Be Banned from Florida High School Campus
- February 2003: More Sick Leave for ERO
- January 2003: Employee Dismissals and RIF Layoff Checklist
- December 2002: Open Meetings Act — Website Posting Bill Dead.
- July 2002: Student Records Ruled Per Se Exempt From Disclosure Under Freedom of Information Act
- July 2002: Construction Manager Contracts Exempt From Public Bidding
- June 2002: Illinois Gift Ban Act Dodges A Bullet
- April 2002: Waivers of School Code Mandates Upheld
- March 2002: Employee Dismissals and RIF Layoff Checklist
- February 2002: Stunning Court Decision On Open Meetings Act
- January 2002: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Is It An ADA Disability?
- January 2002: TRS Mandates New THIS Payment Obligations
- October 2001: 2002 Election Calendar For School Officials
- October 2001: Deploying National Guard And Reservists: What Employers Need To Know.
- October 2001: School Code Amendment Requires Schools To Allow Students To Self-Administer Asthma Medication.
- September 2001: State Judge Throws Out Gift Ban Act As Unconstitutional.
- July 2001: Religious Club Can Meet In Grade School, Says U.S. Supreme Court.
- June 2001: Open Meetings Act Not Violated By Telephone Conference Meetings.
- May 2001: Two Courts Reject School Districts' Student Drug Testing Programs.
- March 2001: No Free Speech Right To Wear Marilyn Manson T-Shirts To School.
- February 2001: College Yearbook Censorship Case.
- January 2001: New Law Mandates Internet Filtering By Schools Which Receive Federal Funds For Computer Technology.
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