The Illinois Human Rights Act prohibits employers from discriminating against their employees on the basis of “pregnancy”.Effective January 1, 2015, the Illinois Human Rights Act defines “pregnancy” as “pregnancy, childbirth,…
The legislature has amended the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by establishing a definition of a “voluminous request” and establishing a detailed procedure for responding to such a request….
In a recent case, the Illinois Appellate Court reversed the IELRB’s finding that a school board was required to arbitrate grievances filed by the teachers’ union over a policy of…
The Illinois Pension Reform Law has been found unconstitutional. Sangamon County Circuit Judge John Belz ruled that the Illinois Pension Reform Law was “unconstitutional and void in its entirety.” Judge…
On October 23, 2014, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan issued a letter to Superintendents across the United States on the nationwide outbreak of enterovirus D68 (EV-D68), which has been…
On October 1, 2014, the U.S. Department of Education issued a new “Dear Colleague” letter highlighting the importance of protecting students from discrimination when allocating educational resources. This letter builds…
In Merchant v. Regional Board of School Trustees of Lake County, 2014 IL App (2d) 131277, the Illinois appellate court disagreed with a decision of a Regional Board of School…
On October 7, 2014, HLERK, on behalf of the Board of Education of Community High School District No. 155, filed a petition seeking Illinois Supreme Court review of the recent…