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OCR issues new guidance regarding retaliation

Franczek Radelet PC
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USA
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April 26 2013

For the first time, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued guidance this week in the form of a "Dear Colleague

District Court finds First Amendment does not protect former guidance counselor’s sexually-explicit book

Franczek Radelet PC
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USA
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March 12 2013

The Northern District Court of Illinois found that Rich Township High School District 227 did not violate the free speech rights of former guidance

Seventh Circuit dismisses terminated principal’s First Amendment rights case

Franczek Radelet PC
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USA
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February 21 2013

In Julie McArdle v. Peoria School District No. 50, the Seventh Circuit upheld a lower court's dismissal of a terminated school principal's First

Disabled substitute teacher applicant raises some adequate claims against Illinois school district

Franczek Radelet PC
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USA
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January 7 2013

A federal trial court in Chicago recently decided that a disabled applicant for a substitute teacher position at Zion School District No. 6 alleged

Superintendent’s lawsuit for improper discharge should have been filed in state court, federal court says

Franczek Radelet PC
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USA
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January 7 2013

A federal trial court recently held that a superintendent's lawsuit for improper discharge in violation of her constitutional due process rights and in

NLRB asserts jurisdiction over Chicago nonprofit corporation that operates charter school

Franczek Radelet PC
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USA
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January 3 2013

In a 3-1 decision in Chicago Mathematics & Science Academy Charter School, Inc. and Chicago Alliance of Charter Teachers & Staff, IFT, AFT, AFL-CIO, the

At year’s end, pending NLRB decisions weigh heavily on higher education

Franczek Radelet PC
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USA
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December 10 2012

A trio of cases currently pending before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) could drastically affect employment relationships within higher education

Court’s official recognition of tort of intrusion upon seclusion reaffirms privacy rights of Illinois employees

Franczek Radelet PC
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USA
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November 7 2012

In Lawlor v. North American Corporation of Illinois, the Illinois Supreme Court formally recognized “intrusion upon seclusion,” a form of invasion of privacy, as a valid claim under state common law

Several collective bargaining, public sector union issues at stake in state races, referendums

Franczek Radelet PC
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USA
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November 2 2012

While voters may focus on the presidential race between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, state ballot initiatives and elections could do almost as much as the presidential race to change the labor law environment this Tuesday

Voting leave for election day

Franczek Radelet PC
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USA
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October 24 2012

As mentioned in a recent FR alert, “Time Off to Vote?,” written by my colleague Sally J. Scott, Illinois requires employers to allow employees who are eligible to vote up to two hours of paid time off while polls are open (from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.) on Election Day

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