The Illinois Department of Revenue has released the final 2018 Cook County equalization factor. The factor (sometimes referred to as the multiplier) for 2018 is 2.9109. The press release from the Department of Revenue is available here. Cook County equalization factors […]
Amid the flurry of activity late in the legislative term in Springfield, the General Assembly passed the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, making possession and consumption of cannabis legal in Illinois. Governor Pritzker is expected to sign the bill into […]
Franczek Announces Hiring of Two Attorneys
June 4, 2019
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 […]
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 […]