After months of hearings on educational policies aimed at addressing racial inequities in education and a short lame duck session, the Black Caucus’s education bill has passed both houses and now awaits the Governor’s signature. The bill has implications for […]
For school personnel administrators, it is a frustrating but typical experience to have a teachers’ union representative object to warnings and directives on the grounds that the warning is too broad, or not directly on point to the misconduct at […]
There has been extensive reporting on the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill just released by President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team. News reports have highlighted key aspects of the plan including additional $1,400 stimulus checks, extended unemployment benefits, and money to […]
The Illinois Appellate Court recently upheld a decision of the Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board (PTAB) involving the assessed value of a farm property owned by Edward Sims Jr. Trust (Trust) in Edward Sims Jr. Trust v. Henry County Board of […]
Originally posted to our Title IX Insights Blog. In 2017, a high school cheerleader learned she had not made the varsity team and turned to Snapchat. She posted a picture of herself and a friend, middle fingers up, with the […]
Franczek P.C. partner Nicki Bazer published an article titled “Student Privacy Safeguards” on the National School Boards Association (NSBA) website. The article examines how to navigate the legal use of online curriculum during the pandemic and beyond and offers school […]
Media reports indicate that President-Elect Joe Biden will tap Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to serve as Secretary of Labor in his administration. Fifty-three year-old Walsh has served as Boston’s Mayor for the past six years. He is the former head […]
Originally posted to our Wage and Hour Insights Blog. The Department of Labor (“DOL”) released an opinion letter addressing whether certain overtime payments based on an expected number of hours may be credited towards the amount of overtime pay owed under […]
