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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
This summer, Pearson notified a handful of Illinois school districts that its AIMSweb 1.0 Platform had experienced a data breach that impacted over 13,000 account holders nationally. The breach may have resulted in third-party access to student names and, in […]
Franczek P.C. is delighted to announce the launch of our new website in a continued celebration of our 25th anniversary. We hope that our website continues to be a trusted resource for clients and friends of the firm. “The launch […]
Effective August 26, 2019, the Illinois Open Meetings Act has been amended, expanding the closed meeting exception to include discussion of personnel matters of independent contractors or volunteers in a closed meeting. The exception found in 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1) now […]
