Tue Dec 19, 2023 ‐ Labor & Employment Law News
Transportation Benefits Program Act Going into Effect on January 1, 2024
Perhaps overlooked by the more substantive and ground-breaking Paid Leave for All Workers Act and the related Chicago and Cook County ordinances subsequently adopted, the Illinois Assembly also enacted the Transportation Benefits Program Act (“TBPA”) on July 28, 2023. Pursuant […]Wed Dec 6, 2023 ‐ Municipal Law News
Binding Public Access Opinion Holds that Closed Session Meeting Minutes Must be Approved in Open Session
On December 1, 2023, the Public Access Counselor (“PAC”) issued opinion PAC 23-014 and held that closed session meeting minutes must be approved in open session. At issue was the Village of Skokie’s practice of approving closed session meeting minutes […]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 […]