July 2020 – Whitt Law

Planning for the Future Series: Communication and Reopening

The Illinois State Board of Education (“ISBE”) and the Illinois Department of Public Health (“IDPH”) recently released Part 3 – Transition Joint Guidance: Starting the 2020-21 School Year (“Part 3”). The guidance includes both recommendations and mandates regarding safety, sanitation, screening, instructional, staffing, and transportation matters, along with numerous other matters. Whitt Law is working [...]

By Brittany Flaherty Theis| July 8th, 2020|Covid-19 Resources, Education Law News|

IDES Issues Guidance for Educational Institutions

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant increases in unemployment claims, while at the same time requiring rapid changes in the way employees at the Illinois Department of Employment Security (“IDES”) perform their work. These factors, among others (such as legislative amendments), have caused employers throughout the State have a difficult time handling and responding to [...]

By Brittany Flaherty Theis| July 1st, 2020|Covid-19 Resources, Education Law News|

Planning for the Future Series: Illinois Amends the Open Meetings Act

On April 24, 2020, Whitt Law posted "Planning for the Future Series: Open Meetings During the COVID-19 Pandemic," written by Stuart L. Whitt, wherein he discussed Governor JB Pritzker’s Executive Order 2020-07, specifically as it relates to Section 2.01 and Section 7 of the Open Meetings Act (the “Act”). On June 15, 2020, Governor Pritzker [...]

By Stuart L. Whitt| July 1st, 2020|Covid-19 Resources, Education Law News|

Monthly Archives: July 2020

Planning for the Future Series: Communication and Reopening

IDES Issues Guidance for Educational Institutions

Planning for the Future Series: Illinois Amends the Open Meetings Act