On April 12, the Public Access Counselor (“PAC”) issued a determination finding that a School District did not violate the Open Meetings Act (“OMA”) by holding a closed session to discuss the actions and interactions with an individual board member, […]
Two Seventh Circuit Cases Clarify Necessity of Termination Hearings for Public Employees
May 8, 2018
When is a hearing required in order to terminate a contracted public employee? The Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the government from taking away an individual’s property without a hearing, and an […]
In September 2017, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the Trump administration would terminate the DACA program, which provides protection from removal and work authorization to nearly 700,000 young people who have been unlawfully present in the U.S. since a […]
Franczek P.C. is pleased to announce that the firm has been named the highest-ranked boutique in Labor & Employment in Illinois for its work in the public and private sectors by prominent legal directory Chambers. Chambers is widely recognized as […]
On Monday, April 30, 2018, the California Supreme Court issued a landmark decision establishing the presumption that a worker is an employee in that state unless the employer meets a three-prong “ABC” test. The Court’s ruling in Dynamex v. Superior Court […]
With Senate Confirmation of NLRB Member John Ring, NLRB Shifts to Republican Majority
April 11, 2018
Today, the Senate, voting along party lines 50 to 48, confirmed John Ring as a member of the National Labor Relations Board. With Ring’s confirmation, the five-member NLRB is now fully staffed with a 3-2 Republican majority membership. Ring, a […]
As we previously reported, on July 2015, the United States Supreme Court decided to consider the legality of “fair share” fees for public employees. Fair share fees are those fees that are proportionate to the union’s costs associated with collective bargaining, […]
McDonald’s & The NLRB to Settle a Nearly Four-Year Battle Involving Joint-Employer Status
March 22, 2018
On March 19, 2018, McDonald’s reached a proposed settlement with the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) to resolve the outstanding litigation concerning alleged labor law violations by McDonald’s franchisees. We previously reported on this case in both 2014 and […]