The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey recently issued a decision regarding the limited First Amendment protections afforded to speakers who use offensive and disruptive speech at school board meetings. In Grant v. Slattery, the […]
Franczek P.C.’s Mike Warner and Jenny Lee Pen Law360 Article: Does NLRA Preempt Suits Against Unions For Strike Damage?
November 23, 2022
Originally published on Law360 On Oct. 3, the U.S. Supreme Court granted review of a case in which the central issue is whether the National Labor Relations Act preempts state lawsuits brought against unions for causing property damage while conducting […]
Seventh Circuit Finds for School District in Employee “Reverse Race Discrimination” Claim
November 21, 2022
Recently, the Seventh Circuit—the circuit court governing Illinois—upheld a lower court’s judgment in favor of a school district defending against two reverse race discrimination claims brought by a longtime District employee. The Seventh Circuit reviewed the District Court’s determination that […]
James C. Franczek, Jr. Receives The American Bar Association’s Arvid Anderson Award
November 10, 2022
Franczek P.C. is very pleased to announce that founding partner James C. Franczek, Jr. will receive the American Bar Association’s 2022 Arvid Anderson Award. The Arvid Anderson Award is the ABA’s highest honor for public sector labor attorneys. The annual […]
Title IX Protections for Pregnancy after Overturning of Roe v. Wade
October 25, 2022
Originally posted to our Title IX Insights Blog. The Biden Administration has recently taken steps through agency guidance, rulemaking and decision-making to highlight protections for students and employees with pregnancy-related conditions, including abortion, under the umbrella of Title IX. Against […]
John Relias Founding Partner Announces His Retirement
October 25, 2022
For over 50 years, John Relias has served with great distinction the students, parents, administrators, boards of education, and taxpayers of school districts across the State of Illinois. John’s distinguished professional career has drawn to a close. He has advised […]
On Tuesday, the Illinois Department of Revenue released the final 2021 Cook County equalization factor. The factor (sometimes referred to as the multiplier) for 2021 is 3.0027. The tentative factor released in June was 2.7297 so the final factor represents […]
EEOC Releases New ‘Know Your Rights’ Poster
October 20, 2022
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) just released an updated ‘Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal’ poster, which supersedes its earlier ‘EEOC is the Law’ poster. The poster summarizes the laws prohibiting job discrimination and explains how employees […]