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Paid Leave for (Almost) All Illinois Workers Required under New Law
Governor Pritzker signed a new law that changed current Paid Leave requirements for specific institutions. To see how your organization might be impacted, read more below!
READ MOREIllinois Department of Labor Publishes Family Bereavement Leave Act Documentation Form
The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) published its promised FBLA Leave Documentation form that employers may elect to use.
READ MORERevised Clear and Present Danger Reporting Intergovernmental Agreement Issued to Address Concerns
The Intergovernmental Agreement that was provided to school districts on March 6, 2023, allows a district to select the administrator(s) to submit reports under the clear and present danger reporting requirements.
READ MOREISBE Releases Employment History Review Forms Required Under Faith’s Law
ISBE releases template forms for sexual misconduct disclosures for applicants for employment effective July 1, 2023.
READ MOREEducational Support Staff RIF Checklist
As school districts continue to be challenged by the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, reductions in student enrollment, and the rampant rise in inflation, all options available to limit costs, including workforce reductions, may need to be considered.
READ MOREHigher Education Happenings, January 2023
Higher Education Happenings is a complimentary newsletter published by our attorneys in the firm’s higher education practice group.
READ MORENew Federal Laws Increase Protections for Pregnant Employees
Contained within the recently enacted 1.7 trillion-dollar Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 (Omnibus Bill), are two new federal laws designed to increase the workplace protections for pregnant and/or recently pregnant employees.
READ MORETeacher’s “MAGA” hat Displayed During a Training on Racial and Cultural Sensitivity is Protected Speech
A middle school teacher’s decision to wear and display a “Make America Great Again” (“MAGA”) hat to the school district’s “teacher only” training sessions on racial bias and cultural sensitivity was First Amendment-protected activity.
READ MOREFour Key Labor and Employment Law Developments for 2023
Another year means another round of changes to labor and employment laws in Illinois of which all employers should be aware. Read our In-Brief on the updates below!
READ MOREFederal Circuit Split: Eleventh Circuit Affirms Florida School District Policy Separating Bathrooms by Biological Sex
On January 30, 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld a Florida school district’s policy of separating bathrooms by biological sex, creating a split among federal circuits on the issue of restroom access by transgender students. Read more on this decision below!
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