Illinois Governor JB Pritzker recently appointed Franczek partner Nicki Bazer to the Affirming and Inclusive School Task Force. According to the press release from the Governor’s office, the group is “tasked with identifying strategies and best practices for ensuring welcoming, […]
Franczek Attorneys Participate in Race Judicata
September 19, 2019
In September, a Franczek team of attorneys and staff participated in the annual Race Judicata. Race Judicata is 5K Run/Walk, benefiting Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation (CVLS) and its mission to ensure that the law works for everyone. CVLS is […]
Opening the Floodgates? IL Law Requires Notice That Non-IEP-Eligible Students May Qualify for 504
September 17, 2019
Originally posted on our Special Education Law Insights Blog With all the hub-bub about HB 3586 (more on that here!), you would be excused if you missed that another special education law, passed last year, went into effect this school year. This one is easy to […]
Don’t Miss the Boat After Missed Services! What to Do Under HB 3586
September 17, 2019
Originally posted on our Special Education Law Insights Blog A speech pathologist goes out on unexpected medical leave. Three paraprofessionals quit in one week. A special education teacher is abducted by aliens and no substitutes are available. Sometimes staff absences are unavoidable, and […]
This Is Not a Drill: School Districts Now Required to Create Threat Assessment Teams and Implement Threat Assessment Procedures
September 13, 2019
Governor Pritzker recently signed into law Public Act 101-0455 amending the School Safety Drill Act (105 ILCS 128/1) to require threat assessment procedures and the creation of threat assessment teams in school districts across Illinois. The required threat assessment procedures […]
Melissa Sobota and Erin Walsh are Authors in an Article in the IPELRA Report
September 12, 2019
Melissa Sobota and Erin Walsh authored the article, “A New Day for Illinois: Expectations on the Impacts of the J. B. Pritzker Administration” published in the Illinois Public Employee Relations Report, Volume 36, Issue No. 3. This article provides a […]
NLRB Clarifies Employer Right to Require Mandatory Arbitration Agreements Following Supreme Court’s Epic Systems Decision
September 12, 2019
In a significant decision for employers, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) provided new guidance addressing the intersection of arbitration agreements and the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The NLRB’s recent decision in Cordúa Restaurants, Inc. expressly authorizes employers to […]
One of the biggest stories of the summer for both K-12 schools and colleges and universities was ransomware. Unlike the weather, there is no sign that such risks will cool off any time soon. What can your institution do to […]