On August 23, 2025, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed an earlier ruling for Township High School District 211 in Hedgepeth v. Britton, et al., concerning the district’s dismissal of a high school teacher in...more
Under the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act, an employer’s failure to deduct and remit union dues based on a valid authorization by the employee or a collective bargaining agreement may be an unfair labor practice....more
7/31/2025
/ Appeals ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Litigation ,
Illinois ,
Labor Relations ,
State Labor Laws ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
Unions
The Supreme Court announced yesterday that it will address whether federal civil rights laws protect gay, lesbian, and transgender employees from discrimination. The Court will hear three cases—from New York, Georgia, and...more
4/23/2019
/ Altitude Express Inc v Zarda ,
Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Certiorari ,
Civil Rights Act ,
EEOC v RG & GR Harris Funeral Homes ,
Employment Litigation ,
Gender Identity ,
Hiring & Firing ,
LGBTQ ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender