Collective Bargaining

Public Act 103-0395

Effective January 1, 2024, Public Act 103-0395 modified Section 24-2 of the School Code and added educational support personnel employees to the long-existing law that previously applied only to teachers for the purposes of legal or special holidays.  Section 24-2 now relevantly states, “No deduction shall be made from the time or compensation of a school employee, including an educational support personnel employee, on

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Education Law
Holiday Pay
School Law
Labor Law
Collective Bargaining

Understanding Some Implications of the Affordable Care Act

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (oftentimes called "Obama-care" in the media and by politicians on both sides of the aisle), includes among its many provisions, employer "assessments" and excise taxes which will likely change how many employers (including school districts) provide group health insurance or employer contributions on behalf of employees. 

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Illinois School Boards
Collective Bargaining
Administrator Contracts
Affordable Care Act
Health Care Law

November Newsletter - Joint Committee Updates, Principal and Assistant Principal Evaluation, and Reclassification

 

As we begin to work with the new laws and proposals we are seeing at the bargaining tables, we wanted to offer our thoughts about some of our changed perspectives, as well as some of the issues we have begun to see during bargaining.  As with any major change in law, the implications of PERA and the Education Reform Act and follow-up legislation are still being examined, and we continue to uncover new challenges and creative solutions for the new procedures before us.  

 

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Education Reform Act
SB7
PERA
Joint Committee
Collective Bargaining
Illinois School Law