On February 1, 2017, a DuPage County Circuit Court judge dismissed a declaratory judgment and Illinois Wage Payment and Collection action brought by a tenured teacher against her employer, Naperville…

On December 21, 2016, a jury in the Northern District of Illinois awarded a former Costco employee $250,000 in damages in a Title VII sexual harassment lawsuit.  The verdict followed…

In the first reported case following the 2011 amendments to Section 24-12 of the School Code, which, among other things, set the parameters for a school board’s dismissal of a…

A RIF of ESPs occurs whenever a district decides to decrease the number of ESPs employed by the school board or to discontinue a particular type of support service.  A…

A new employee benefit option was created on December 13, 2016, when the 21st Century Cures Act (the “Act”) was signed into law.  Section 18001 of the Act creates a…

Robbins Schwartz is pleased to announce that Catherine Locallo has been named Partner. Catie’s practice focuses on labor and employment law and board governance matters. Catie joined Robbins Schwartz as an attorney in 2009…

It is bittersweet to announce that at the end of this year, Nanci Rogers will be retiring. Nanci has been an integral part of Robbins Schwartz since joining the firm…

In an oftentimes confusing and ever changing employment area, criminal background checks, the Illinois Appellate Court recently addressed the Illinois Human Rights Act (“IHRA” or “Act”) prohibition against “using” the…

A federal district court in Texas has issued an order temporarily blocking the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) from implementing and enforcing its final overtime rule, scheduled to take effect…

On November 8, 2016, Illinois voters overwhelmingly approved Illinois Constitutional Amendment 36, the Illinois Transportation Taxes and Fees Lockbox Amendment also referred to as the “Safe Roads Amendment.” The Lockbox…