On May 14, 2014, the Circuit Court for the 7th Judicial Circuit in Sangamon County, Illinois, approved a temporary restraining order to delay implementation of Public Act 98-0599 (SB 1 –…

On April 22, 2014, in Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, in a 6-2 decision, the United States Supreme Court held that Michigan’s constitutional amendment banning race-based preferences in the…

Decision to Direct an Election for Northwestern University Scholarship Football Players On March 26, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Region 13 Director, Peter Sung Ohr, issued a decision finding Northwestern University…

The Illinois Supreme Court in the case of Community Unit School District No. 7 v. Wight & Co., 2014 IL 115330 (2014) determined that an architect could eliminate the critical…

In a previous law alert, we noted that the new Firearm Concealed Carry Act (“Act”) contains a provision which imposes certain mental health reporting requirements on the chief administrative officer of public…

In a previous law alert, we noted that the new Firearm Concealed Carry Act (“Act”) contains a provision which imposes certain mental health reporting requirements on school administrators. Specifically, pursuant to the…

On February 10, 2014, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued final regulations for implementing the employer shared responsibility provisions of the Affordable Care…

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…

In a recent decision, the Illinois Appellate Court held that a school district did not commit an unfair labor practice when it refused to release student records to a union…

On December 3, 2013, The Illinois House of Representatives and the Illinois Senate narrowly approved Senate Bill 1 (as amended), thereby greatly overhauling the public retirement benefits provided for under…