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
COVID-19 Update to Families First Coronavirus Response Act
The effective date of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “FFCRA”) has arrived. The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”)…
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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
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 8-0 decision that may make it easier for students with disabilities to file lawsuits under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and/or Section…
adminFebruary 22, 2017
Today, a “Dear Colleague” letter (“DCL”) issued jointly by the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Education rescinded the much-debated guidance on transgender students in schools issued…
adminFebruary 22, 2017
