7th Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Favor of Employer in Reverse Racism Case
In Groves vs.
Employment Law
Criminal Background Checks - New Requirements
As you continue your hiring processes for the coming school year, please pay close attention to the changes related to criminal background checks pursuant to PA 101-656, which was effective March 23, 2021. PA 101-656 amended the Illinois Human Rights Act to add “conviction record” as a protected class akin to race, ethnicity, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, or – as previously provided in the act – arrest record.
Minimum Wage Bill Increases Wages Gradually Over Next Five Years
With his signature on February 19, 2019, Governor Pritzker made a new minimum wage bill, (known as the "Lifting Up Illinois Working Families Act,") Public Act 101-1, law.
ISBE Releases New Rules for Implementation of Student Growth
With the first districts now having been notified of required compliance with full Performance Evaluation Reform Act ("PERA") student growth-based evaluations, the Illinois State Board of Education has clarified the requirements with new rules. According to the rules, a PERA-compliant evaluation must contain a Student Learning Objective Process, which organizes evidence of student growth over a defined p
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