On March 11, 2020, the House of Representatives introduced the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “Families First Bill”) which, if signed into law, provides FY2020 supplemental funding, emergency waivers, free Coronavirus testing and paid sick leave, and expands protections under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and food assistance programs. The Families First…

As the spread of COVID‐19 continues to grow, the Governor issued an Executive Order today to suspend the physical presence requirements under the Open Meetings Act (OMA) and to limit the size of all public and private gatherings in Illinois, among other things. The suspension of the OMA requirements was of utmost importance to public…

Information surrounding COVID‐19 (Coronavirus) is constantly evolving as we learn more about the virus including how it is transmitted, actions that can be taken to prevent its spread, and what effects it has or is projected to have on society. Significantly, Governor Pritzker just ordered all private and public K‐12 schools to be closed from…

Prompted by the rapid spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections across the globe, officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) urged the American public to begin taking precautions for the eventual spread of the virus to the United States.  The CDC has noted that educational institutions should be prepared for progression of the…