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TRS Early Retirement Option (ERO) Sunsets
By Robbins Schwartz |
On July 1, 2016, the TRS Early Retirement Option (ERO) provision expired. The TRS ERO provision had been in place since July 1, 2005. The ERO allowed qualified TRS members…
OMA Amended to Provide Elected and Appointed Officials Access to Closed Session Minutes and Verbatim Recordings
By Robbins Schwartz |
This question of accessibility to closed session records by members of a public body’s governing board has come up from time to time. On June 30, 2016, Governor Rauner signed…
Data Security Breaches: What You Need to Know about the Recent Amendment to the Illinois Personal Information Protection Act
By Robbins Schwartz |
The Illinois Personal Information Protection Act, which obligates “data collectors” (defined to include any public or private entity, including school districts, colleges, townships, park districts, and other local governmental entities…
DOL Issues Final Rule Raising Salary Test For Overtime Exemption To $47,476
By Robbins Schwartz |
This morning, the United States Department of Labor issued its final rule under the Fair Labor Standard Act (“FLSA”) which, among other things, raises the annual salary test from $23,000…
EEOC Issues New Guidance Document on Leaves of Absence and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
By Robbins Schwartz |
On May 9, 2016, the EEOC released a new guidance document addressing leaves of absence as a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The guidance was issued…
New DOE Guidance on Transgender Students in Schools, Colleges and Universities
By Robbins Schwartz |
On May 13, 2016 the Department of Education Office of Civil Rights (OCR) and Department of Justice Civil Rights Division issued new guidance clarifying the duties of schools, colleges and…
Giving Rectal Diastat During A Seizure Is Not A Reasonable Accommodation
By Robbins Schwartz |
On March 2, 2016, after a two-week trial, Judge Zagel of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois held in United States Department of Justice v. Northern…
Fourth Circuit Appeal Court Directs Trial Court to Defer to OCR Definition of Sex in Deciding Transgender Student’s Restroom Access Request
By Robbins Schwartz |
On April 19, 2016, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals became the first Appeals Court to address whether or not Title IX requires schools to provide transgender students access to…
Supreme Court Decision Potentially Broadens First Amendment Protections for Public Employees
By Robbins Schwartz |
On April 26, 2016, in Heffernan v. City of Paterson, New Jersey, the United States Supreme Court held that where an employer demoted an employee out of a desire to prevent the…
Planning for Future RIFs: May 10 Deadline for Job Descriptions
By Robbins Schwartz |
While the 2015-2016 teacher RIF season is coming to an end, planning for the 2016-2017 RIF season is just beginning. In particular, the May 10th deadline for updating your school…