This week, we are catching up on developments from the Department of Labor for determining whether someone is an independent contractor or employee, a nomination to restore a quorum at the EEOC, continued cuts to K-12...more
Last week marked President Trump’s 100th day in office for his second term. As we have reported over the course of the past few months, the first 100 days of the second Trump administration have been active, with many new...more
5/5/2025
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Department of Education ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Discrimination ,
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Executive Orders ,
Government Agencies ,
NLRB ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Title IX ,
Trump Administration ,
Universities
On Wednesday, April 23, 2025, President Trump issued several Executive Orders targeting various elements of his policy agenda. Below, we discuss orders that aim to eliminate the use of disparate-impact liability under Title...more
Happy New Year! Several Illinois laws related to schools became effective January 1, 2025, and our team at Franczek P.C. has compiled them in its new School Law Legislative Update, focused on new laws in effect in 2025. A PDF...more
1/6/2025
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Educational Institutions ,
Illinois ,
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Paid Leave ,
Pay Transparency ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Safety Standards ,
School Boards ,
School Districts ,
Special Education ,
State and Local Government ,
Student Athletes ,
Students
In recent months, OCR has reached resolution agreements with a school district and two universities after investigating complaints of discrimination and harassment based on ancestry or ethnicity, including allegations...more
7/12/2024
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Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Colleges ,
Compliance ,
Discrimination ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employees ,
Ethnicity ,
Harassment ,
Hostile Environment ,
OCR ,
Race Discrimination ,
School Districts ,
Students ,
Title VI ,
Universities
The Illinois Public Access Counselor (PAC) issued a binding opinion, finding a school board violated the Open Meetings Act (OMA) when it improperly discussed school curriculum during closed session....more
On November 7, 2023, the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a “Dear Colleague Letter” (DCL) that reminds schools of their Title VI obligations to provide all students with a learning environment...more