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A Shot Heard Round the World — Governor Rauner’s Executive Order 15-13

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...

New Changes to Audit Transparency for Local Governments

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...

Warehouse Workers Not Entitled to Pay for Time Spent Waiting and Going Through Anti-theft Screenings

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...

Municipality Successfully Defends PSEBA Claim

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...

Internship Programs: Paid or Unpaid?

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...

College Campuses: A Potentially Target-Rich Environment for Organized Labor

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!):...
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Recent Books & Publications

Local Government Law Bulletin
An e-newsletter that provides the most up-to-date information on laws, court decisions, and other areas of interest to local governments in a concise and efficient manner.

Construction Law Road Map - 2014
David W. McArdle, a Crystal Lake attorney and managing partner of Zukowski, Rogers, Flood & McArdle, has authored an updated edition of his handbook titled Construction Law Road Map, which focuses on construction law...

You've Been Elected! Now What Do You Do?
Zukowski, Rogers, Flood & McArdle (ZRFM) announces the publication of its book, You've Been Elected: Now What Do You Do? The book is a practical guide to serving as a...

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