Franczek P.C. is pleased to announce the hiring of two attorneys, Caroline Kane and Emily Tulloch. Caroline represents private and public sector clients in labor, employment, and litigation matters before state and federal trial and appellate courts and in administrative hearings before state […]
Those who pay attention to the Supreme Court may have seen several recent headlines about how a new decision makes it easier for employees to pursue employment discrimination claims. Headlines like “High Court Weakens Employer Defense to Job Bias Claims” […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
