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State Colleges and Universities to Ban Smoking on Campus by July 1, 2015
By Robbins Schwartz |
The Smoke-Free Campus Act The Smoke-Free Campus Act (the “Act”) signed into law on August 18, 2014, prohibits smoking[1] on all “State-supported” colleges and universities beginning July 1, 2015. This includes…
UPDATE: Smoking Allowed in a Personal Vehicle on a State College or University Campus
By Robbins Schwartz |
On August 26, 2014, we published a Law Alert regarding The Smoke Free Campus Act (the “Act”), which prohibits smoking on all “State-supported” colleges and universities beginning July 1, 2015[1]. As…
EEOC Issues First New Pregnancy Discrimination Guidance in 30 Years
By Robbins Schwartz |
On July 14, 2014, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued its first enforcement guidance in more than thirty years on pregnancy discrimination. The Guidance addresses employers’ obligations to…
Appellate Court Clarifies Developer’s Relief Law
By Robbins Schwartz |
The Illinois Appellate Court recently reversed a Property Tax Appeal Board (“PTAB”) decision which had created a $240,000 property tax refund liability against Sycamore School District and other taxing districts…
Legislature Changes Township Notice Requirements for the Annual Town Meeting
By Robbins Schwartz |
Public Act 98-0653, effective June 18, 2014, now requires township clerks to post notice of the annual town meeting at least 15 days before the meeting. Previously, 10 days notice…
U.S. Department of Education Publishes Long-Awaited Proposed Regs for 2013 Clery Act Amendments
By Robbins Schwartz |
The U.S. Department of Education today published proposed regulations to implement changes made last year to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security and Campus Crime Statistics Act, as part…
Court Enjoins Implementation of Pension Reform
By Robbins Schwartz |
On May 14, 2014, the Sangamon County Circuit Court issued a Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction delaying implementation of Public Act 98-0599 (“Pension Reform Act”). In its order, the…
BREAKING NEWS:
By Robbins Schwartz |
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 –…
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Michigan’s Affirmative Action Ban
By Robbins Schwartz |
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…
NLRB Holds That Northwestern Scholarship Football Players Are Employees Who May Unionize
By Robbins Schwartz |
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…