In a 6-2 decision, the United States Supreme Court held that the Fourth Amendment protects individuals from illegal pretrial detentions even after the arrest has been reviewed by a judge….
Today the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District, addressing the question of the meaning of a free and appropriate public education…
The last few weeks have brought about significant changes in landscape of litigation and policies surrounding transgender students. As we previously reported, on February 22, 2017, the United States Department…
An Illinois federal trial court recently held that a school district breached a special education settlement agreement with a family by dis-enrolling a student for non-attendance at a private placement….
On January 13, 2017, the IRS announced in Revenue Procedure 2017-18 that the last day of the remedial amendment period for IRC Section 403(b) plans is March 31, 2020. The…
In Y.A. v. New York City Dep’t of Educ., the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York held that a New York school district violated the Individuals…
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois recently held that a mother, who is the non-custodial parent and only has visitation rights, does not have educational decision-making…
On January 1, 2017, the Illinois Employee Sick Leave Act (“ESLA”) went into effect, requiring employers who provide employees with “personal sick leave benefits” to allow employees to use such…
HLERK continues to follow the developments in the nationwide litigation concerning the rights of transgender students. Over the past several months, there has been quite a bit of action in…
A former probationary teacher at Calumet School District No. 132 who broke his arm while playing in an after-school basketball game with students, has been awarded workers’ compensation benefits for…