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Schools and Park Districts Only Granted More Time to Comply with Cook County Paid Leave Ordinance

The Board of Commissioners recently passed a revised version of the Paid Leave Ordinance amendment exempting school districts and park districts from the ordinance’s requirements. Read more about the update in our latest law alert.

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International Women’s Day

Happy International Women’s Day to all the incredible women making a difference worldwide! Your courage, determination, and compassion inspire us all.

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EEOC Issues Fact Sheet on Anti-Arab, Anti-Middle Eastern, Anti-Muslim, and Antisemitic Workplace Discrimination and Harassment

The EEOC recently released a Fact Sheet clarifying the Title VII protections amid the workplace and campus tensions linked to conflict in the Middle East. Learn more about their resource in our most recent law alert.

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Women’s History Month – March 2024

Join us in honoring the strength and grace of women this Women’s History Month.

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Update on Proposed Amendment to Exclude Schools and Park Districts from County Paid Leave Ordinance

The Legislative and Intergovernmental Relations Committee recently deferred voting on the proposed amendment to Paid Leave Ordinance. Read more about the updated in our latest law alert.

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Supreme Court Allows High School Admissions Policy Designed to Promote Diversity

On February 20, 2024, the Supreme Court declined to review whether a Virginia high school’s 2020 revised admissions policy, which aimed at fostering student diversity, constituted racial discrimination. Read more about the revised policy in our latest law alert.

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SB 7 Sequence of Dismissal RIF List Deadline Approaches

This In Brief will highlight the upcoming deadlines related to reductions-in-force (“RIF”) of teachers. It specifically addresses the timelines and additional requirements a district may have under SB 7. Timeline…

Illinois Supreme Court Accepts Case Challenging the Illinois Public School Funding System

On January 25, 2012, the Illinois Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the state’s education funding system, Carr v. Koch, (2011) Ill. App.…

Anti-“Slapp” Law Strikes Only at Suits Filed Solely to Silence Citizen Participation in Government . . . Not Bona Fide Defamation Claims by Public Officials

Interpreting the state’s “anti-SLAPP” (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) statute enacted in 2007, the Illinois Supreme Court has opined that the law does not prevent public employees and officials from…

Non-Tenured Techer Dismissal Checklist

This In Brief will summarize school district’s obligations under The School Code for non-reemployment and dismissal of non-tenured teachers for performance reasons only. This summary does not apply to reduction-in-force (“RIF”) layoff of non-tenured…

Educational Support Staff RIF Checklist

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.…

Five RSNLT Attorneys Named in Illinois Super Lawyers

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…

New Laws Effective 1/1/2012

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…

‘New Year’ Rings in Change to Salary Reporting Obligations for School Districts

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…

Attorney General: Disclosure of Certain Private Email and Cell Phone Records Required by FOIA

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…

RSNLT Welcomes New Associate

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.…