Category: Library Law News
Wed Sep 13, 2017 ‐ Education Law News
Legal Alert – Steps to Consider to Limit Overtime Issues When Employees Can Work By Email, Laptop and Smartphone
Police employees recently filed suit against the Chicago Police Department claiming it did not compensate them for work they did off-duty on their mobile electronic devices. Read moreTue May 30, 2017 ‐ Firm News
KTJ Attorneys Selected to Speak at Illinois Library Association Annual Conference
Scott F. Uhler, Mallory A. Milluzzi, Kathleen M. Terese, Jason A. Guisinger and Carmen P. Forte Jr. were selected to speak at the Illinois Library Association Annual Conference in October.Thu Apr 20, 2017 ‐ Library Law News
Beware of Evergreen Clauses in Your Contracts
Many contracts that libraries enter into, particularly service and technology contracts, include a provision that is commonly known as an “evergreen clause.” Read moreThu Mar 9, 2017 ‐ Library Law News
Injury From Fall Out of Chair at Work Not Within Scope of Employment – No Workers’ Compensation Benefits Awarded
The Illinois Appellate Court has held that there was no entitlement to workers’ compensation benefits where a clerk’s normal action of bending over and reaching for a pan while seated in his work chair, absent any defect in the equipment […]