by Randal Birkey | Feb 11, 2015 | Carlos S. Arévalo, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
Earlier this week, Governor Bruce Rauner made national news by signing Executive Order 15-13 directing the Illinois Department of Central Management Services (“CMS”) to “cease enforcement of [union contract] Fair Share provisions” and prohibiting all state agencies...
by Randal Birkey | Jan 14, 2015 | Carlos S. Arévalo, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
The arrival of the New Year has brought about a variety of changes to Illinois laws. In particular, one of these changes brings added transparency to the audit process under the Illinois Counties and Illinois Municipal codes. Specifically, the law now requires that an...
by Randal Birkey | Dec 29, 2014 | Carlos S. Arévalo, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
On Dec. 9, 2014, the United States Supreme Court handed down a decision holding that the time spent by employees waiting to go and going through security screenings is not compensable under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (“FLSA”). Pursuant to FLSA and the...
by Randal Birkey | Oct 8, 2014 | Carlos S. Arévalo, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
On October 3, 2014, a municipality represented by ZRFM’s Carlos Arévalo and faced with a Public Safety Employee Benefits Act (PSEBA) lawsuit, finally received word of whether or not it would be responsible to pay the plaintiff, the widow of a firefighter...
by Randal Birkey | May 14, 2014 | Carlos S. Arévalo, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
The summer is soon approaching and soon, if not already, college and high school students will hit the pavement and come knocking for interviews and jobs while they are off school. Their goal: to make some money or, at a minimum, to pad their resumes. While...
by Randal Birkey | Apr 3, 2014 | Carlos S. Arévalo, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
Now that the Final Four is set and many a bracket has been busted, it seems appropriate that ZRFM’s Local Government Law Bulletin would offer a brief commentary on a recent development impacting college sports (even if it has little to do with local government!):...
