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Employer Held Liable for Third-Party Harassment of its Employee
By Robbins Schwartz |
On December 21, 2016, a jury in the Northern District of Illinois awarded a former Costco employee $250,000 in damages in a Title VII sexual harassment lawsuit. The verdict followed…
Illinois Supreme Court Rules School Boards Have Final Decision-Making Authority When Dismissing Tenured Teachers for Misconduct
By Robbins Schwartz |
In the first reported case following the 2011 amendments to Section 24-12 of the School Code, which, among other things, set the parameters for a school board’s dismissal of a…
New Health Reimbursement Arrangement Option Exclusively for Qualified Small Employers
By Robbins Schwartz |
A new employee benefit option was created on December 13, 2016, when the 21st Century Cures Act (the “Act”) was signed into law. Section 18001 of the Act creates a…
Appellate Court Finds that the City of Chicago Impermissibly Used an Employee’s Arrest Record to Terminate Her Employment
By Robbins Schwartz |
In an oftentimes confusing and ever changing employment area, criminal background checks, the Illinois Appellate Court recently addressed the Illinois Human Rights Act (“IHRA” or “Act”) prohibition against “using” the…
Federal District Court Issues Nationwide Temporary Injunction Staying Implementation of the DOL Final Overtime Rule
By Robbins Schwartz |
A federal district court in Texas has issued an order temporarily blocking the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) from implementing and enforcing its final overtime rule, scheduled to take effect…
The Illinois Transportation Taxes and Fees Lockbox Amendment and Its Effect on Certain School District Inter-Fund Transfers
By Robbins Schwartz |
On November 8, 2016, Illinois voters overwhelmingly approved Illinois Constitutional Amendment 36, the Illinois Transportation Taxes and Fees Lockbox Amendment also referred to as the “Safe Roads Amendment.” The Lockbox…
PAC Opines that RIF Joint Committee Meetings are Subject to the Open Meetings Act
By Robbins Schwartz |
On September 8, 2016, the Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor (“PAC”) issued a non-binding decision to School District 46, in which it opined that meetings of its RIF Joint Committee are…
New Zoning Law for Illinois Public School Districts
By Robbins Schwartz |
On August 25, 2016, Governor Rauner signed Public Act 99-0890, which amends the Illinois Counties, Township, and Municipal Codes to reflect that Illinois public school districts are subject to local government…
Legislation Extends “Sunset Date” for School Districts To Make Certain Interfund Transfers
By Robbins Schwartz |
Thanks to Public Act 99-713 effective on August 5, 2016, boards of education in school districts outside Chicago may continue to rely on School Code Section 17-2A which confers broad…
New Law Limits Actions by Outgoing Community College Boards on Certain Employment Agreements
By Robbins Schwartz |
On July 29, 2016, Governor Rauner signed Public Act 99-0693 which amends the Public Community College Act to limit outgoing Boards of Trustees from amending or entering into a new employment agreement…