COVID 19 and Employment Leaves – Decision Tree
We regularly receive questions about leave decisions in the time of Covid-19. We're hoping our decision tree will help. Click here to download.
Return to Work FAQ
ISBE's back to school guidance strongly encourages school districts to return to in-person instruction. While we contemplate how to safely bring students back, we anticipate many questions. Click here to read our full FAQ.
HB 3586 Q&A
HB 3586 has been in effect for less than two weeks and the questions are pouring in! This newsletter is set up in Q&A format featuring your questions.
Legalization of Marijuana – Ashley’s Law & Employer Impacts
Marijuana legalization in Illinois means changes in schools at the start of 2020. Kriha Law breaks down what School Districts need to know as employers with recreational marijuana in our Recreational Newsletter. We also provide insight on the updates to Ashley's Law, which the governor signed into effect on August 12th. Get the Ashley Law [...]
Sara Boucek Joining Kriha Law!
Kriha Law is thrilled to announce that Sara Boucek is joining us on August 16, 2019 as a named partner in the firm. Please read our announcement here!
K12 Focus- April Newsletter
Our April K12 Focus this month highlights topics that include gender exclusion in sports, the disclosure of student standardized test scores and deadlines important to school districts now that election season is over.
New Year, New Laws: Be Prepared for January 1, 2019
Along with New Years’ resolutions, 2019 brings a host of new laws that affect school districts. Summarized below are laws that go into effect January 1, 2019 and will likely require school districts to review and change their current practices. Of course, this list is not exhaustive of all new laws but provides a summary [...]
K12 Focus: Illinois Service Member Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
Effective January 1, 2019, the Illinois Service Member Employment and Reemployment Rights Act consolidates and bolsters the rights of service members in Illinois. Click here to read the full newsletter and additional details on the changes.
Proposed Title IX Changes – What You Need to Know
On November 16, 2018, the Department of Education officially released proposed regulations substantially changing the landscape of Title IX. The Trump administration is decreasing the breadth of conduct that schools must investigate, increasing the transparency of the investigation process, increasing the rights of the accused and decreasing confidentiality protections for complainants. In sum, these new regulations [...]
Joint Committees & Board Negotiations Team Exempt from Open Meetings Act
Public Act 100-0768 amends the School Code to clarify that Joint RIF Committees and Joint PERA Committees are not subject to the Open Meetings Act (“OMA”). A few years ago, the Illinois Attorney General issued an opinion finding that such committees constituted “public bodies,” subject to the OMA. However, effective January 1, 2019, both the [...]