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Law Alerts
New Title IX Guidance from the U.S. Department of Education
By Maritza Guevara |
On January 15, 2021, the outgoing U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) published new guidance on its Title IX regulations regarding sexual harassment, which went into effect on August 14, 2020.
EEOC Updates its 2008 Guidance on Religious Discrimination and Accommodation
By Maritza Guevara |
On January 15, 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) finalized new Guidance regarding religious discrimination and accommodation in the workplace.
“A Reasonable Warning” Under the Illinois School Code: The Second District Appellate Court Rejects the Specific Conduct Rule
By Maritza Guevara |
A board of education must provide a tenured teacher with “a reasonable warning, in writing, stating specifically the causes that if not removed, may result in charges” prior to dismissing a tenured teacher for remediable causes pursuant to Section 24-12 of the Illinois School Code. The “reasonable warning” requirement is often referred to as a “notice of remedial warning.”
THE EEOC, ONCE AGAIN, PROPOSES RULES ON WORKPLACE WELLNESS PLANS
By Maritza Guevara |
On January 7, 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) released proposed rules on employer wellness programs under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (“GINA”).
IDPH Punts to Local Health Departments on Implementation of Shortened Quarantine Protocol
By Maritza Guevara |
Written by Todd K. Hayden, Catherine R. Locallo and Jack Klinker This is an update to our December 3, 2020 Law Alert announcing the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) options to…
Stimulus Bill Gives Employers Option of Extending FFCRA Leave
By Maritza Guevara |
On December 27, 2020, the federal government authorized $900 billion in stimulus funds through passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act to provide additional relief relative to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
Supreme Court Limits Community Colleges’ Ability to Replace Tenured Faculty with Adjuncts
By Maritza Guevara |
Can a community college hire an adjunct to teach classes which a tenured faculty member who was recently subjected to a reduction in force (“RIF”) is competent to teach? Not…
CDC Shortens Quarantine Guidance for Close Contacts
By Maritza Guevara |
On December 2, 2020, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) published an updated quarantine guidance document titled “Options to Reduce Quarantine for Contacts of Persons with SARS-CoV-2 Infection Using Symptom Monitoring and Diagnostic Testing.” This publication provides guidelines which local health departments may choose to adopt to shorten quarantine protocols for close contacts of a COVID-19 case.
CDC Further Updates Travel Guidance
By Maritza Guevara |
On November 21, 2020, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) updated its “COVID-19 Travel Recommendations by Destination” and issued several other travel-related publications.
Illinois Supreme Court to Review Constitutionality of School Funding System
By Maritza Guevara |
On September 30, 2020, the Illinois Supreme Court accepted an appeal in Cahokia Unit School District No. 187 et. al. v. Governor J.B. Pritzker and the State of Illinois.