In July 2019, the Illinois Human Rights Commission, the public body that implements the Illinois Human Rights Act, found a local school district’s locker room policy violated the Illinois Human…
The United States Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division issued an opinion letter on August 8, 2019 clarifying that a parent can be eligible for intermittent Family Medical Leave…
In Gavin Grimm v. Gloucester County School Board, transgender student Gavin Grimm sued the Gloucester County School Board to gain access to restroom facilities that aligned with his gender identity….
On August 12, 2019, Governor Pritzker signed legislation that provides students with further access to medical cannabis infused products while on school grounds or on school buses. As previously reported…
Governor Pritzker signed a new law on July 31, 2019, that bans Illinois employers from asking job applicants about salary and wage history. It also prohibits using prior salary as…
On June 17, 2019, three Connecticut student athletes filed a complaint with the Office for Civil Rights concerning Connecticut’s athletic conference rules regarding the participation of transgender students in interscholastic…
On June 14, 2019, the Illinois Appellate Court ruled that a teacher was not entitled to 28.5 days of paid sick leave at the beginning of the 2016-2017 school year…
On June 6, 2019, the Public Access Bureau of the Office of the Attorney General’s Office (“PAC”) determined that the Board of Education of Rock Island-Milan School District No. 41…
The U.S. Department of Education recently restructured its Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development to include a new Student Privacy Office (“SPPO”). This change followed a directive from the…
In December 2018, we reported that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, a federal appeals court, upheld a trial court’s decision to issue a nationwide injunction against the federal government…