Category: Library Law News
Mon Apr 18, 2022 ‐ Education Law News
Court Supports Public Employer’s Authority to Require Vaccination or Regular Testing for COVID
The authority of a public employer to require vaccination, or regular testing for COVID, has been considered by an Illinois Appellate Court. The Court agreed with the decision of the Sangamon County Circuit Court to deny an emergency order sought […]Tue Dec 28, 2021 ‐ Education Law News
A Public Body Has Discretion to Determine Whether to Hold Remote Meeting During a Public Health Emergency
The Illinois Attorney General has concluded that the Board of Education of Jersey Community Unit School District No. 100 did not violate the Open Meetings Act by deciding to hold a regular meeting remotely because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The […]Mon Aug 30, 2021 ‐ Education Law News
Governor Issues Succession of Masking and Vaccination Orders for the Public, Educators and Healthcare Workers
Emphasizing the need to better protect the most vulnerable populations, including young children who do not yet eligible for vaccines and noting that 98% of Illinois’ COVID-19 infections from January to July were among the unvaccinated, the Governor has issued […]Mon May 3, 2021 ‐ Library Law News
A State-Wide Labor Union Has Been Soliciting Library Employees to Unionize
We have received information from several of our library clients that a certain state-wide labor union has been actively soliciting their employees and trying to convince them to unionize. It appears that this union is making a determined effort to […]