Mike Warner, our managing partner, has been selected for Crain’s Chicago 2019 Notable Gen X Leaders in Law. Mike joins a distinguished list of prominent Chicago area attorneys born between 1964 and 1979. Join us in congratulating Mike on this prestigious honor. Mike […]
Do I Smell a Problem? Considerations When Implementing Randomized Drug Dog Searches in Schools
May 31, 2019
One of our favorite sources for Franczek email alerts is our readers, and we recently received a question from a Twitter follower about the legal considerations related to randomized dog searched in public schools. We all know from Law & Order™ that […]
Originally posted on our Wage and Hour Insights Blog The City of Chicago has flirted with enacting a “Fair Workweek” ordinance, aimed at ensuring predictable work schedules for workers, for several years. While the ordinance failed to gain traction in its prior iterations, […]
Last night, an updated version of the Chicago Fair Workweek Ordinance was introduced in the Chicago City Council. Prior versions of this ordinance were proposed in 2017 and 2018 but failed to gain traction. Like its predecessors, the ordinance would […]
No ripped jeans. No sagging pants. No satin caps or bonnets. These are a few of the new dress code rules for parents set forth by a principal at a Texas High School. Although school dress codes for students are […]
NLRB General Counsel Seeks to Deflate Scabby the Rat
May 20, 2019
Scabby, the gnarly, diseased, inflatable rat, has long been recognized as a symbol of a labor protest. During the Obama-era, the National Labor Relations Board likened the use of Scabby to peaceful, protected activities such as hand-billing and found that […]
Franczek P.C. is delighted to announce that former Noble Network of Charter Schools Lead Counsel Brianne Dunn has joined the firm as an Education attorney. Bri advises the firm’s K-12 education clients, including public school districts and charter schools, on a wide […]
Franczek P.C. Remains One of Illinois’ Premier Labor & Employment Firms in Chambers 2019
April 26, 2019
We are delighted to announce that Chambers and Partners again ranked Franczek P.C. among the leading Labor & Employment law firms in Illinois in its 2019 USA Guide. The firm continues to be the highest-ranked Labor & Employment boutique law firm […]