by Eric Hendricks | Mar 18, 2021 | Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin
Seventh Circuit Punts on Union’s Challenge to Represent Nonmember Employees March 18, 2021 In 2018, the Supreme Court decided, in Janus v. AFSCME, that employees in bargaining units did not have to pay union fees if they did not belong to the union. The decision was...
by Eric Hendricks | Mar 8, 2021 | Attorney, Jennifer J. Gibson, Local Government Law Bulletin
Safe-T Act: New Body Camera Requirements March 8, 2021 On February 22, 2021, Governor Pritzker signed a sweeping criminal justice reform bill referred to as the “Safe-T Act,” part of which makes body cameras mandatory for all law enforcement agencies. Counties and...
by Eric Hendricks | Jun 10, 2020 | Attorney, Brandy S. Quance, Local Government Law Bulletin
Safe-T Act: New Body Camera Requirements June 10, 2020 The Illinois Gaming Board has issued protocols for the return of video gaming terminals. The protocols, issued June 9, 2020, indicate that the earliest video gaming operations may return is during Phase...
by Eric Hendricks | Apr 27, 2020 | Attorney, Brandy S. Quance, Local Government Law Bulletin
Safe-T Act: New Body Camera Requirements April 27, 2020 While it feels like time at home is passing slowly for many, responses to COVID-19 are changing rapidly. The Workers’ Compensation Commission’s emergency regulations, issued recently to protect first responders...
by Eric Hendricks | Apr 14, 2020 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin, Ruth Alderman Schlossberg
Safe-T Act: New Body Camera Requirements April 14, 2020 The State of Illinois has issued emergency regulations governing the rules of evidences for Workers’ Compensation claims related to COVID-19 First Responders and Front-Line Workers. For those parties identified...
