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Education

• Update on Recapture Certificate under PTELL

Education Law News

• Federal Appeals Court Affirms Preliminary Order That Transgender Students Have Right to Access Facilities Consistent with Gender Id
• Cash Reserve Balance Disclosure Requirements During School District Levy and Budget Hearings
• ISBE/IDPH Guidance Regarding COVID Practices for School Districts for Fall 2022
• ILLINOIS FIREARMS RESTRAINING ORDER ACT: LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION
• Addition of Mental and Behavioral Health to the Sick Leave Provisions of the Illinois School Code

Firm News

• Three of KTJ’s Own Contribute to March/April 2024 ILGLA Journal
• Nineteen KTJ Attorneys Named 2024 Leading/Emerging Lawyers
• Illinois Library Association 2023 Conference
• Update on Recapture Certificate under PTELL
• IASB-IASA-IASBO “Triple I” Joint Annual Conference 2022

General

• New Reporting Requirements for Adoption and Amendments to County and Municipal Building Codes
• The Supreme Court Reiterates a Home Rule Municipality’s Ability to Administratively Adjudicate Ordinance Violations in Cammacho v. City of Joliet
• 2024 FOIA and OMA Transparency Reporter
• Supreme Court Rules Public Officials Cannot Block Certain Critical Commentary on Social Media
• Low Bar for Probable Cause Affirmed in Moorer v. Chicago

Labor & Employment Law News

• Job Postings Will Need To Include Pay Scales/Benefits
• U.S. Department of Labor Final Rule: Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (89 FR 1638) and Reporting Newly Hired Employees (Public Act 103-0343)
• Transportation Benefits Program Act Going into Effect on January 1, 2024
• Paid Leave for All Workers Act Takes Effect January 1, 2024: What Local Government Employers Need to Know
• Supreme Court Blocks OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard for COVID-19 Vaccination and Masking

Legal Resources

• 2023 FOIA and OMA Transparency Reporter
• Freedom of Information Open Meeting Act

Library Law News

• Illinois Library Association 2023 Conference
• ILLINOIS FIREARMS RESTRAINING ORDER ACT: LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION
• Court Supports Public Employer’s Authority to Require Vaccination or Regular Testing for COVID
• A Public Body Has Discretion to Determine Whether to Hold Remote Meeting During a Public Health Emergency
• Governor Issues Succession of Masking and Vaccination Orders for the Public, Educators and Healthcare Workers

Municipal Law News

• When Courts Can Consider Video Evidence at the Motion to Dismiss Stage: Two Different Approaches and a Future That May Allow an Additional Tool to Defeat Allegations Clearly Opposite of Video Evidence
• Malicious Prosecution is Charge Specific; A Showing of Probable Cause on One Charge Does Not Categorically Defeat a Claim Related to Other Baseless Charges
• Snyder v. United States – The United States Supreme Court Weighs In On Payments to Local Officials
• Supreme Court Clarifies Municipal Authority to Regulate Camping and Sleeping in Public Spaces
• New Reporting Requirements for Adoption and Amendments to County and Municipal Building Codes

Wealth & Succession Planning News

• IRS Issues Guidance on 2020 Estimated Tax Payments
• CARES Act – Economic Impact Payments and Individual Tax Changes
• Tax Filing and Deadline Extension Updates
• Tax Filing Deadline Extension
• Tax Payment Deadline Extension