The Illinois Alliance of Administrators of Special Education’s 22nd Annual Fall Conference on October 21 will feature presentations by Michelle Todd, Jessica Nguyen, Jen Deutch, Aimée LeBlanc, Kaitlin Atlas and Ben Shaw.
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Steve Richart will provide an update on the Open Meetings Act and discuss how to manage difficult board meetings at the ISCA In-House Counsel Networking Meeting on October 22.
Associate Mary A. Karagiannis will discuss investigating employee misconduct at the upcoming IASPA HR Essentials Workshop on November 4, 2021.
In Direct Energy Business, LLC v. City of Harvey, an Illinois appellate court found that a city was not obligated to pay a retail energy provider for unpaid invoices because…
In Valerio v. Moore Landscaping, a group of landscape laborers brought an action for unpaid wages, punitive damages, costs, and attorney fees against a landscaping contractor, in connection with work…
In City of Bloomington v. Raoul, an Illinois appellate court found that a city council improperly invoked the “probable or imminent” litigation exception under the Open Meetings Act when it…
In Vesey v. Envoy Air, Inc., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (which has jurisdiction over Illinois) rejected the employee’s retaliatory discharge and hostile work environment claims…
UPDATE 9-23-21: Governor Pritzker issued Executive Order 2021-25 to further clarify Executive Order 2021-24. Within the last several days, ISBE and IDPH separately issued emergency rules on vaccination/testing requirements for…
Hodges Loizzi is partnering with IASA to host its annual fall conference covering the highlights and lowlights of Illinois school law over the past year.
On Friday, September 17, 2021, ISBE issued emergency rules to implement Governor Pritzker’s Executive Order 2021-22 (issued concerning vaccination and testing requirements for school personnel). The emergency rules reiterate many…