Contact Us NowLawyers with Miller, Hall & Triggs will host its eleventh biennial Municipal Law Seminar on May 13, 2017 from 8:30 am to noon with lunch to be served thereafter. This seminar focuses upon topics of interest to current and newly elected Mayors and council members, City managers and administrators, City clerks and in-house legal counsel,…
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Court Orders New Overtime Rules Delayed
Employers Question How To Pay Overtime Now That New Overtime Rules Delayed By Joshua Herman email: joshua.herman@mhtlaw.com For now, implementation of new federal overtime regulations has been delayed. A federal court halted the December 1, 2016, implementation of the Department of Labor’s (“DOL’s”) new regulations doubling the minimum annual salary from $23,660 ($455 weekly) to…
Park Districts & Governments Must Know the New Overtime Rules and Other Legal Developments
We invite elected officials, officers, and administrative employees of local governments or park districts, and other interested parties to review how new Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime rules will automatically extend overtime pay to over 4 million newly eligible employees. This focused seminar will also address new travel and expense reimbursement rules, as well…
What Schools Need to Know Now about the New FLSA Overtime Regulations and Other Legal Developments
We invite school administrators, board members and other interested parties to review how new Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime rules will automatically extend overtime pay to over 4 million newly eligible employees. The October 26, 2016 lunch-and-learn seminar will also address new travel and expense reimbursement rules, as well as practical advice on implementing…
Public Employee Emails Subject to FOIA
Even when using private email or devices, employee emails are subject to FOIA and must be included in a reasonably adequate search. By Joshua Herman email: joshua.herman@mhtlaw.com On August 9, 2016, the Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor (“PAC”) issued Binding Opinion 16-006, which addressed the Freedom of Information Act’s (“FOIA”) application to employee email….
New Law Decriminalizing Marijuana and Drug Paraphernalia
Ordinances Enacted by Units of Local Government Not Affected by New Law Decriminalizing Marijuana and Drug Paraphernalia. By: Kateah M. McMasters kateah.mcmasters@mhtlaw.com Effective July 29, 2016, the possession of certain small amounts of cannabis and drug paraphernalia are no longer criminal offenses. The bill that was signed into law by Governor Bruce Rauner on July…
Do You Comply with Website Accessibility Laws?
Recent OCR Investigations Stress Importance of School District Website Accessibility by Individuals with Disabilities By Kathleen M. Carter Email: kathleen.carter@mhtlaw.com Thousands of complaints are made to the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) each year regarding disability discrimination by educational institutions. Recently, a focus of those complaints has been on the accessibility…
New Overtime Rules Double Salary Requirements for Exempt Employees
On December 1, 2016, Most Employees’ Annual Salaries Must be at Least $47,476 to Qualify as Exempt from Overtime Pay Requirements By Kathleen M. Carter kathleen.carter@mhtlaw.com On May 23, 2016, the Department of Labor issued new rules regarding the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) that almost double the threshold salary requirements for employees to qualify…
New Law Establishes Requirements for Reimbursement of Travel and Entertainment Expenses
Local Government Travel Expense Control Act Necessitates that Local Governmental Bodies Take Action by March 2, 2017 By Richard M. Joseph richard.joseph@mhtlaw.com On July 22, 2016, Governor Bruce Rauner signed into law the Local Government Travel Expense Control Act (Public Act 99-604). The Act expressly prohibits local governmental bodies from reimbursing employees and elected and…
MHT Assists City Redevelop a Vibrant New Downtown
Led by Dennis R. Triggs, a team of attorneys that included Michael J. Tibbs, Scott A. Brunton, Mark D. Walton, Christopher D. Oswald, and Joshua D. Herman of Miller, Hall & Triggs, LLC, Peoria Illinois, represented the City of East Peoria and assisted the City with redeveloping an 86-acre brownfield and former manufacturing site into…