In KT Winneburg, LLC v. Roth, the Fourth District Illinois Appellate Court refused to enforce an alleged oral settlement agreement concerning the assessed value of land in Calhoun County. Additionally,…
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On April 28, 2020, the Illinois Department of Human Rights (“IDHR”) published its model sexual harassment prevention training program. The training program was issued in response to last year’s Illinois…
In a recent press release, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) announced that it will delay data collection for EEO-1, EEO-3, and EEO-5 surveys due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The…
On April 27, 2020, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos provided her Report to Congress on recommended waiver authority under the CARES Act. As you may recall, under the CARES…
On April 24, 2020, Governor Pritzker issued Executive Order 2020-31, which specifically provides for flexibility on certain graduation requirements for graduating seniors in light of the COVID-19 school closures. Shortly…
On April 27, 2020, a circuit court judge issued a Temporary Restraining Order preventing Governor Pritzker from enforcing his stay-at-home order against Illinois State Representative Darren Bailey. Judge Michael McHaney…
On April 13, 2020, a group of students in Hawaii filed a class action lawsuit against the Hawaii Department of Education, alleging that they, and thousands of other disabled children…
On April 22, 2020, the U.S. Department of Education’s Student Privacy Policy Office (“SPPO”) (formerly the Family Policy Compliance Office) issued a new cover letter to the Department’s annual notice…
As we reported previously, in response to the ProPublica and Chicago Tribune investigation published in November 2019, the Illinois State Board of Education (“ISBE”) issued a series of emergency rules…
On February 20, 2020, two Wisconsin high school students filed a complaint against their high school principal in federal district court, alleging violations of their First Amendment rights, after the…