In Jackson v. Methodist Health Services Corp., Case No. 23-1464 (7th Cir. 2024), the Court weighed whether a health care system violated the religious freedoms of an employee who refused COVID testing as an alternative to vaccination against the disease.
In Groves vs.
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.
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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