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New Laws Effective 1/1/2012
By Robbins Schwartz |
The following laws have an effective date of January 1, 2012. School Districts Personnel HB1240/PA97-0248 – Requires school districts to share, with any school district, community college or private school…
‘New Year’ Rings in Change to Salary Reporting Obligations for School Districts
By Robbins Schwartz |
Effective January 1, 2012, school districts have only one salary and benefits reporting obligation under The School Code.[1] Public Act 97-259 (the “Act”) repealed School Code Section 10-20.50, which required school districts to create a…
Attorney General: Disclosure of Certain Private Email and Cell Phone Records Required by FOIA
By Robbins Schwartz |
On November 15, 2011, the Attorney General issued a binding opinion examining what is a “public record” subject to request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). In Public…
RSNLT Welcomes New Associate
By Robbins Schwartz |
Robbins Schwartz Nicholas Lifton & Taylor, Ltd. is pleased to announce our newest associate. David G. Weldon joins our Chicago office where he will concentrate on labor and employment law.…
2012 General Primary Election Calendar
By Robbins Schwartz |
CHANGES IN THE LAW FROM THE 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY Senate Bill 1586, an omnibus election bill, was signed into law on July 5, 2011 as Public Act 97-81. Its provisions…
Further Guidance for Compliance with New Posting Obligations for IMRF Employers
By Robbins Schwartz |
In September we issued a Law Alert regarding Public Act 97-609 (the “Act”), which requires IMRF-covered employers to post the total compensation package (“TCP”)[1] for: (1) every IMRF-covered employee earning a TCP…
NLRB ALJ Rules That Chicago Area Car Dealership Had Overly Broad Policies, but Upholds Employee’s Dismissal
By Robbins Schwartz |
As noted in our August 2011 In Brief on this topic, employers continue to be confronted with difficult legal and practical issues when considering the possibility of punishing employees for their statements…
New Amendments to the Illinois Sex Offender Registration Act
By Robbins Schwartz |
On July 21, 2011 Governor Quinn signed into law Public Act 97-0155, which amended the Sex Offender Registration Act, effective January 1, 2012, to require all sex offenders and predators…
Amendment to The Code of Civil Procedure Allows Municipalities to Evict Tenants for Criminal Activities
By Robbins Schwartz |
The Illinois Code of Civil Procedure has recently been amended by Public Act 97-236 to provide municipalities with an important new tool to enforce crime free housing ordinances and to…
Pension Reform: Sweeping Changes to IMRF
By Robbins Schwartz |
As part of the on-going pension reform being tackled by the State of Illinois, the Illinois legislature recently passed and the Governor recently signed several items of legislation which affect…