A reduction-in-force (“RIF”) of ESPs occurs whenever a district decides to decrease the number of ESPs employed by the school board or to discontinue a particular type of support service.…

Robbins Schwartz is pleased to announce that five attorneys have been recognized in the 2012 edition of Illinois Super Lawyers. Super Lawyers selects only 5 percent of all lawyers in…

The following laws have an effective date of January 1, 2012. School Districts Personnel HB1240/PA97-0248 – Requires school districts to share, with any school district, community college or private school…

Effective January 1, 2012, school districts have only one salary and benefits reporting obligation under The School Code.[1] Public Act 97-259 (the “Act”) repealed School Code Section 10-20.50, which required school districts to create a…

On November 15, 2011, the Attorney General issued a binding opinion examining what is a “public record” subject to request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).   In Public…

Robbins Schwartz Nicholas Lifton & Taylor, Ltd. is pleased to announce our newest associate. David G. Weldon joins our Chicago office where he will concentrate on labor and employment law.…

CHANGES IN THE LAW FROM THE 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY Senate Bill 1586, an omnibus election bill, was signed into law on July 5, 2011 as Public Act 97-81. Its provisions…

In September we issued a Law Alert regarding Public Act 97-609 (the “Act”), which requires IMRF-covered employers to post the total compensation package (“TCP”)[1] for: (1) every IMRF-covered employee earning a TCP…

As noted in our August 2011 In Brief on this topic, employers continue to be confronted with difficult legal and practical issues when considering the possibility of punishing employees for their statements…

On July 21, 2011 Governor Quinn signed into law Public Act 97-0155, which amended the Sex Offender Registration Act, effective January 1, 2012, to require all sex offenders and predators…