In Ziccarelli v. Dart, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals (which has jurisdiction over federal claims brought in Illinois) held that the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) was violated…
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On April 12, 2022, the Teachers’ Retirement System released Employer Bulletin FY22-25 specifically addressing Public Act 102-697, which was signed into law on April 5, 2022 (Act). Under the Act,…
Partners Barb Erickson and Jeff Goelitz will present to HR administrators at the Illinois Association of School Personnel Administrators’ 15th Annual Conference. The event will be held Thursday, January 20, 2022,…
The 2021 IASB Joint Annual Conference on November 20-21 will feature presentations by Barbara Erickson, Kaitlin Atlas, Michelle Todd, Jessica Nguyen, Heather Brickman, and Cindi DeCola.
On November 5, 2021, OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard on Vaccination and Testing became effective. It requires private employers with 100 or more employees, and also public employers with 100 or…
TRS issued Employer Bulletin FY22-15 providing additional information on the new Internal Revenue Code Section 457(b) program that TRS has been establishing – the TRS Supplemental Savings Plan (“TRS Plan”), which is codified at Section 16-204 of the Illinois Pension Code.
8/31/21 UPDATE: Today, ISBE pushed out its weekly message that included, among other things, a promise that emergency rules and updated guidance on the vaccine mandate would be forthcoming, and…
Last month, we reported on a federal court’s decision upholding a Houston hospital’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy. This was consistent with the May 28 EEOC guidance on the subject, as…
On August 6, 2021, Governor Pritzker signed House Bill 816, which clarifies the definition of sick leave under section 24-6 of the School Code. Now enacted as P.A. 102-0275, this…
Cindi DeCola, Tina Christofalos, Barb Erickson, Kerry Pipal, and Mary Karagiannis will discuss key Labor/Personnel legislation updates in an upcoming webinar.