In the past week alone, the ISBE and IDPH have issued more than a half dozen guidance (or updated guidance) documents for schools. Within this constantly-evolving landscape of the COVID-19…
Given the understandable focus on remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, many school districts and special education cooperatives have not been aware that effective April 9, 2020, final regulations on…
Update: The Governor has signed SB 1569. The new law (known as Public Act 101-0643) is effective immediately. As a result, the SB 1569 requirements (explained in our legal update)…
Update: The Governor has signed SB2135. The new law (known as Public Act 101-0640) is effective immediately. As a result, the SB2135 requirements (explained in the attached legal update) are…
The U.S. Department of Education (“DOE”) has provided school districts, special education cooperatives, and colleges and universities with another task for their summer “to-do” lists. Following its year and a…
On April 16, 2020, the Illinois Supreme Court issued a decision interpreting Section 24-6 of the Illinois School Code, relating to a school employee’s use of sick leave after the…
The effective date of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “FFCRA”) has arrived. The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) and Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) continue to provide additional guidance. …