The Governor has signed legislation amending the Equal Pay Act of 2003 to make it unlawful for Illinois employers to screen job applicants based on their current or prior wages or salary…
adminJuly 31, 2019
The Illinois State Board of Education has published updated guidance on Recommended Practices for Occupational and Physical Therapy Services in Illinois Schools. The OT & PT Coordinator Consortium of Northern…
adminJuly 9, 2019
On August 1, 2018, the Governor signed HB4870, which amends the School Code and the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act to allow the use of medical cannabis…
adminAugust 1, 2018
In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that mandatory fair share fee deductions for public employees are unconstitutional. The case addressed situations in which fair share fees are…
adminJune 27, 2018
On December 7, 2017, the U.S. Department of Education (“ED”) issued a Q&A document entitled “Questions and Answers (Q&A) on U.S. Supreme Court Case Decision Endrew F. v. Douglas County…
adminDecember 7, 2017
Effective September 22, 2017, the timeline has changed for responding to requests for student records in Illinois. Under longstanding previous law, school districts had 15 school days following receipt of…
adminSeptember 22, 2017
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has upheld a preliminary injunction that bars a Wisconsin school from denying a transgender student access to…
adminMay 30, 2017
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a lower court’s decision that a child’s IEP is adequate as long as it is calculated to confer an “educational benefit … more than…
adminMarch 22, 2017
