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.
On February 2, 2021, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals (which has jurisdiction over Illinois) reversed a lower court decision and held that the language of a collective bargaining agreement…
Hear from trusted attorneys who have seen every RIF scenario imaginable and have successfully guided clients through hundreds of RIFs.
Hodges Loizzi attorneys will share insights on navigating reductions in force when planning for the unique COVID-impacted year.
In Better Government Association v. Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority and Navy Pier, Inc., an Illinois appellate court found that documents in the possession of a private corporation that was…
Barbara Erickson, Ellen Rothenberg, Cindi DeCola and Jeff Goelitz collaborate with IASPA on “Leave Coordination FMLA and FFCRA” and “What Is to Come In 2021- Personnel/Labor in the Post-COVID World” during the fourteenth IASPA annual conference.
Are you conducting a remote Board meeting this week? If so, read this. New Open Meetings Act (“OMA”) requirements were signed into law on Friday. We recently shared these requirements with…
As expected, on May 29, 2020, the Governor issued a new Disaster Proclamation, which extends through June 27, 2020. He also issued Executive Order 2020-39, which extends the suspension of the physical quorum requirement…
A federal appeals court determined that a tenured teacher, RIF’d before the Illinois law allowing appeal of an unsatisfactory rating took effect, may have a right to due process, such…
On August 23, 2019, Governor Pritzker signed House Bill 3687 into law as Public Act 101-0521. The law amends the Illinois Criminal Code and requires that, upon a school employee’s…