On February 20, 2019, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1, which amends the Illinois Minimum Wage Law (IMWL) to raise the minimum wage to $9.25 on January 1, 2020,…

In a recent ruling, a federal appellate court clarified that abusive conduct in the workplace need not be “hellish” to violate federal workplace discrimination laws.  The court held that even…

On January 15, 2019, Governor Pritzker signed Public Act 100-1177 amending the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act, 820 ILCS 130/1 et seq., to take effect on June 1, 2019. The bill…

On March 7, 2019, the United States Department of Labor proposed an overtime rule that would raise the salary basis threshold for “exempt” employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act…

A Board member who was denied access to confidential student and personnel information after he previously disclosed confidential student record information was not deprived of a constitutionally protected interest or…

On January 17, 2019, the U.S. Department of Education announced it will launch an initiative aimed at addressing the inappropriate use of restraint and seclusion in schools.  The Office for…

On January 23, 2019, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held in Kleber v. CareFusion Corp., 2019 WL 290241 (7th Cir. 2019) that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)…

A few months ago, we reported on a procedural change in the way ISBE will be allocating IDEA grant funds. Beginning in 2019-2020 (FY20), the IDEA funds that previously were…

In December, we reported on ISBE’s published guidance on the eliminated 5-hour minimum for an instructional day under the School Code. By eliminating the 5-hour minimum, the Evidence-Based Funding (EBF)…

In P.F. by A.F. v. Taylor¸ the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals (which governs Illinois), concluded that Wisconsin’s open enrollment law, which permits school districts to deny enrollment to nonresident…