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…
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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…
In Meriwether v. Hartop, et al., a professor at a public university was disciplined after he refused, based on his religious beliefs, to use female pronouns for a transgender student…
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…
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,…
Dec. 31, 2021 Update: Addressing speculation of what IDPH’s December 30 announcement means for schools, ISBE announced today that schools should continue to follow the current IDPH COVID-19 School Guidance,…
Partner Jeff Goelitz and fellow panelists will share insights about social media and employee discipline at the 37th Annual Illinois Public Sector Labor Relations Law Conference on December 2. Jef
The Health Care Right of Conscience Act was enacted to permit medical professionals to refuse to receive or participate in healthcare services that are contrary to their personal beliefs. However,…
In a non-binding opinion, the Public Access Counselor found that a city council violated the Open Meetings Act when it muted public commenters at a meeting held via video conference, because its rule against abusive language was content-based and therefore violated the OMA and the First Amendment rights of the non-disruptive speakers.
Jeff Goelitz will join panelists to share insights about negotiations during the pandemic at the Illinois ASBO 2021 Annual Conference.