In Krewionek v. McKnight, an Illinois Appellate Court affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought under the Health Care Right of Conscience Act (“Act”), denying recovery to two former employees…
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Public Act 102-1050, effective January 1, 2023, renames the Child Bereavement Leave Act to the Family Bereavement Leave Act (“FBLA”) and expands the reasons employees may take unpaid leave under…
Illinois voters have approved the “Workers’ Rights Amendment,” which will enshrine the right of employees to unionize and bargain collectively in the Illinois Constitution. The amendment provides that Illinois workers…
Yesterday, Governor Pritzker issued a press release announcing that he is rescinding the portion of Executive Order 2021-22 that required school personnel to either vaccinate or participate in weekly COVID-19…
In a recent decision in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a public school district could not prohibit a high school football coach from engaging…
On April 22, 2022, Governor Pritzker signed House Bill 4316 into law. The law (P.A. 102-0702) becomes effective on July 1, 2023, and imposes several new requirements on schools aimed…
In Tanner v. Ziegenhorn, a federal court in Arkansas found that the Arkansas State Police violated a citizen’s First Amendment rights by blocking him from commenting on its Facebook page…
Public Act 102-0697, which is effective immediately, impacts many school district and charter school employees who either had to previously miss work for certain COVID-related reasons or who may miss…
A school district disciplined a teacher for a comment she made to her students during a Zoom class (the specific comment was never identified). The teacher filed suit, alleging that…
On December 3, 2021, Governor Pritzker signed Faith’s Law, P.A. 102-0676 (HB 1976), into law. Faith’s Law expands the criminal definition of grooming beyond electronic communications to include written communications…