Each Friday during the first 100 days of the new administration, we will provide a recap of significant initiatives and events that will impact employers. In week five, the Administration’s labor and employment activity includes a new NLRB General Counsel […]
Seventh Circuit Finds “Reasonable Cause” Provision in School CBA Creates Protected Fourteenth Amendment Rights
February 18, 2021
In a recent decision, Cheli v. Taylorville Community School District, the Seventh Circuit held that a school district violated a former employee’s due process rights when it terminated him without cause. The court reasoned that the former employee’s collective bargaining agreement (CBA) stated that […]
Illinois Department of Revenue Releases Tentative 2020 Cook County Equalization Factor
February 18, 2021
The Illinois Department of Revenue recently released the tentative 2020 Cook County equalization factor, also known as the multiplier. The preliminary factor is 3.0861. The ten-year history of preliminary and final equalization factors is summarized below. Tax Year Tentative Multiplier […]
Making Sense and Moving Forward: CDC and ED Department Guidance for In-Person Instruction
February 17, 2021
President Joe Biden has made returning kids to in-person learning a priority in his first 100 days, promising that guidance from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) would help schools safely meet that goal. The long-awaited guidance from the CDC, issued last Friday, focuses on essential […]
Originally posted to our Special Education Insights Blog. ISBE has proposed amendments to the current rules regarding special education. These amendments generally track recent changes in the School Code, including PA 101-0643: Changes related to RTI and MTSS, providing written materials 3 […]
Each Friday during the first 100 days of the new administration, we will provide a recap of significant initiatives and events that will impact employers. In week four, the Administration’s labor and employment activity includes further reversal of Trump era […]
Nine Franczek Attorneys Named to 2021 Super Lawyers List
February 12, 2021
Franczek P.C. is pleased to announce that the following attorneys have been included in the 2021 Illinois Super Lawyers list. No more than five percent of the lawyers in Illinois are selected by Super Lawyers. Dana Fattore Crumley J. Todd […]
Love in the Time of COVID: Workplace Romance in Reel Life and Real Life
February 12, 2021
In anticipation of Valentine’s Day, SHRM published an article highlighting a new survey on office romances. Among the key findings of the survey: 34% of employees are or have been in a workplace romance, compared to 26% in the previous […]