Tue Dec 5, 2023 ‐ General
Paid Leave for All Workers Act Takes Effect January 1, 2024: What Local Government Employers Need to Know
Effective January 1, 2024, the Paid Leave for All Workers Act (the “Act”) entitles Illinois workers to receive up to a minimum of 40 hours of paid leave each year, which they can use in their discretion, with certain limited […]Wed Nov 29, 2023 ‐ General
“Is Anybody Home?:” Forming a Reasonable Basis for Warrantless Entry in the Face of an Emergency or Exigent Circumstances
United States v. Maxwell, No. 22-2135 (7th Cir. November 13, 2023) In a recent opinion, the Seventh Circuit (the “Court”) determined that exigent circumstances justified police officers’ warrantless entry into Tyrone Maxwell’s apartment and that the evidence discovered as a […]Mon Nov 13, 2023 ‐ General
Hindsight is 20/20, But Not When Forming a Reasonable Suspicion for an Investigatory Stop
Whether a stop arises during a regular patrol or from an alert over radio dispatch, it must be supported by “specific and articulable facts” that, along with rational inferences, “reasonably warrant that intrusion.” Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1, 19-20 […]Wed Nov 1, 2023 ‐ General
Recent Seventh Circuit Opinion Reiterates Qualified Immunity As An Important Defense In Section 1983 Lawsuits
Qualified immunity has been a fixture of federal civil rights litigation, especially in the context of Section 1983 claims, since Pierson v. Ray was decided by the Supreme Court in 1967. The Court recognized the existence of “good faith and […]