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Law Alerts
Paid Leave for (Almost) All Illinois Workers Required under New Law
By Maritza Guevara |
Governor Pritzker signed a new law that changed current Paid Leave requirements for specific institutions. To see how your organization might be impacted, read more below!
Illinois Department of Labor Publishes Family Bereavement Leave Act Documentation Form
By Maritza Guevara |
The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) published its promised FBLA Leave Documentation form that employers may elect to use.
Revised Clear and Present Danger Reporting Intergovernmental Agreement Issued to Address Concerns
By Maritza Guevara |
The Intergovernmental Agreement that was provided to school districts on March 6, 2023, allows a district to select the administrator(s) to submit reports under the clear and present danger reporting requirements.
ISBE Releases Employment History Review Forms Required Under Faith’s Law
By Maritza Guevara |
ISBE releases template forms for sexual misconduct disclosures for applicants for employment effective July 1, 2023.
New Federal Laws Increase Protections for Pregnant Employees
By Maritza Guevara |
Contained within the recently enacted 1.7 trillion-dollar Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 (Omnibus Bill), are two new federal laws designed to increase the workplace protections for pregnant and/or recently pregnant employees.
Teacher’s “MAGA” hat Displayed During a Training on Racial and Cultural Sensitivity is Protected Speech
By Maritza Guevara |
A middle school teacher’s decision to wear and display a “Make America Great Again” (“MAGA”) hat to the school district’s “teacher only” training sessions on racial bias and cultural sensitivity was First Amendment-protected activity.
Federal Circuit Split: Eleventh Circuit Affirms Florida School District Policy Separating Bathrooms by Biological Sex
By Maritza Guevara |
On January 30, 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld a Florida school district’s policy of separating bathrooms by biological sex, creating a split among federal circuits on the issue of restroom access by transgender students. Read more on this decision below!
Second Circuit Affirms Transgender Student Athletic Participation Policy
By Maritza Guevara |
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a challenge brought by cisgender students against a policy that allows students who are transgender to compete on athletic teams that align with their gender identity. Read more on the decision below!
Reminder: New Requirements for Students in DCFS Custody
By Maritza Guevara |
On June 10, 2022, the Decennial Committees on Local Government Efficiency Act (the “Act”) was signed into law by Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker (P.A. 102-1088).