by Randal Birkey | Nov 1, 2017 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin, Michael J. Smoron
Federal Appellate Court Rules Long-Term Leave of Absence Cannot Be a 'Reasonable Accommodation' Author: Michael J. Smoron November 1, 2017 In September 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled that an employer was not required to...
by Randal Birkey | Nov 29, 2016 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin, Michael J. Smoron
New FLSA Regulations Prevented from Taking Effect Author: Michael J. Smoron November 29, 2016 Recently, a federal circuit court judge in Texas issued an order staying the nationwide implementation of certain Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations. If the...
by Randal Birkey | Jul 22, 2016 | Local Government Law Bulletin, Michael J. Smoron
Illinois Legislature Proposes Telecommunications Bill Author: Michael J. Smoron July 22, 2016 New telecommunications legislation is pending in the Illinois Senate. The draft bill would, if adopted by the legislature and signed by the Governor, create the Small...
by Keith Picher | Mar 29, 2016 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin, Michael J. Smoron
Smoron Inks ISBA Article on Recapture Fees and Foreclosures Michael J. Smoron March 29, 2016 Michael J. Smoron of Zukowski, Rogers, Flood & McArdle, the largest law firm in McHenry County, Illinois, has authored a March 2016 article in “Local Government Law,” the...
by Randal Birkey | Mar 17, 2016 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin, Michael J. Smoron
Illinois Attorney General Determines Post-Mortem Photographs May Be Released Pursuant to FOIA Authors: Michael J. Smoron, Jacob Caudill March 17, 2016 The Illinois Attorney General recently released a binding Public Access Counselor (PAC) Opinion regarding Freedom of...
by Randal Birkey | Oct 16, 2015 | Local Government Law Bulletin, Michael J. Smoron, Uncategorized
Last month, Governor Rauner approved a bill making changes to Illinois’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Specifically, this new law requires that all severance agreements be discoverable pursuant to a FOIA request. As such, the new law defines a “severance...
