HLERK News
On June 23, 2014, Governor Quinn signed an Act amending the Illinois School Safety Drill Act. The amendment clarifies how public school districts can make a school building’s updated emergency…
On June 20, an Illinois Appellate Court in Frakes and Lawler v. Peoria School District No. 150, successfully defended by Stan Eisenhammer, Jeff Goelitz, and HLERK alumnus Tony Loizzi, agreed…
Governor Quinn recently signed into law P.A. 98-0648, which, among other things, impacts recall rights following a reduction in force (“RIF”). The new law became effective on July 1, 2014,…
Each year we receive requests for audit response letters from our large and ever-growing client family. In these requests, we are asked to identify pending or threatened litigation and claims…
The Illinois legislature has passed new legislation requiring training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (“CPR”) and use of an automated external defibrillator (“AED”) for all secondary school students in the state of…
As you have no doubt heard, the pension reform law set for implementation on June 1 was put on hold by a Sangamon County Circuit Court judge. On May 14,…
The Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) of the U.S. Department of Education, under pressure from activist groups for the rise in sexual assault and sexual harassment on college campuses, has…
In Town of Greece, New York v. Galloway, the U.S. Supreme Court declared that prayer in town board meetings is an acceptable American tradition as long as the board does…