Franczek P.C. is pleased to announce that Nicki Bazer has been named the 2026 recipient of the Shelli Anderson Legacy Award for Excellence in School Law. The Shelli Anderson Legacy Award is presented annually by the Illinois Association of School Personnel […]
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Join us on February 19, 2026, at 12:00 PM as special education law attorneys Kaitlin Atlas and Jennifer Smith from Franczek P.C. and CPI’s Enterprise Education Executive Mike Baran for a discussion on the latest guidance around restraint and timeout in Illinois Schools, a […]
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Join us on February 4, 2026, at 11:00 AM for the next webinar in our “Title IX: Top 10” series. Register Here This time, we will focus on the 2020 Title IX Regulations and the essentials of compliant investigations and […]
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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is back to operating after recent confirmations restored a quorum and a new General Counsel. While the Board can once again issue decisions, it currently lacks the votes needed to overturn significant union-friendly decisions […]
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Franczek P.C. strengthened its position as Chicago’s labor and employment law firm with the return of Jason Patterson as a partner and co-chair of the firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Group. Jason rejoins the firm after several years providing in-house […]
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Happy New Year! As always, the team here at Franczek has been tracking laws impacting schools that have passed in the Illinois legislature over the course of the past year. Below we provide our annual Legislative Update, which addresses those […]
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