In 2018, the EEOC filed an age discrimination suit on behalf of employees of Urbana School District No. 116 alleging that employees’ pay increases were restricted on the basis of…
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Public Act 103-0549, which took effect August 11, 2023, amends Section 24-14 of the School Code regarding the timing for teacher resignations. The School Code previously contained two separate rules….
On Friday, August 4, Governor Pritzker signed into law Public Act 103-0500 (SB1872), which amends the School Code provisions pertaining to the acquisition of tenure and the deadline for non-renewal and RIF notices….
UPDATE: Although the Seventh Circuit initially found that a school district is not required to accommodate the teacher’s religious objections to using students’ preferred pronouns where there is evidence of…
Beginning July 1, 2023, public and non-public schools and school contractors must begin conducting employment history reviews for all applicants for employment who will have direct contact with students or…
In Dodge v. Evergreen School Dist. No. 114, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (which does not have jurisdiction over Illinois) revived a teacher’s First Amendment…
***Corrections noted 3/18/24*** On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed Public Law 117-328, which included both the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”) and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing…
In Scanlon v. Ignite, Org., the appellate court held that the Illinois Personnel Record Review Act (“Act”) does not require an employer to mail copies of an employee’s personnel record…
In City of Peoria v. Peoria Police Benevolent Association, et al., the City of Peoria challenged an arbitrator’s decision that ordered the reinstatement of a police officer who was fired…
On December 15, 2022, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) filed a lawsuit against Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (“CHOA”) after CHOA terminated an employee for refusing to receive…