In Krewionek v. McKnight, an Illinois Appellate Court affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought under the Health Care Right of Conscience Act (“Act”), denying recovery to two former employees…
Public Act 102-1050, effective January 1, 2023, renames the Child Bereavement Leave Act to the Family Bereavement Leave Act (“FBLA”) and expands the reasons employees may take unpaid leave under…
In Shawnee Community Unit School District No. 84 v. PTAB, the Illinois appellate court allowed a power plant owner to challenge the plant’s assessed value even though its delinquent property…
On November 10, 2022, the Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services issued a letter to state directors of special education addressing concerns related to the needs…
P.A. 102-0895 (effective May 23, 2022) enacted a new Section 17-1.3 of the School Code, which provides that each school district now must publicly disclose the cash reserve balance of…
Illinois voters have approved the “Workers’ Rights Amendment,” which will enshrine the right of employees to unionize and bargain collectively in the Illinois Constitution. The amendment provides that Illinois workers…
In Public Access Opinion 22-006, the Illinois Public Access Counselor (PAC) found that a school board violated the Open Meetings Act by implementing a change to the district’s masking requirements…
The Illinois Public Access Counselor (PAC) issued a binding opinion finding that a school board’s closed session discussions violated the Open Meetings Act (OMA) when it improperly had an expansive…
In a binding opinion, the Public Access Counselor found that the Farm Committee of the Shelby County Board violated Section 2.02(c) of the Open Meetings Act because the committee took…
The Public Access Counselor recently issued a binding opinion finding that a city’s department of human resources violated FOIA when it denied a reporter’s request for complaints of racism, discrimination,…