2014 Articles

The State Universities Retirement System ("SURS") has adopted two amendments to the Part titled "Universities Retirement."

From now until August 1, 2024, road districts, consolidated or otherwise, may accumulate no more than 50% of the taxes collected from a subdivision in order to improve nondedicated roads that are in the subdivision from and for which the taxes were collected.

On November 14, 2013, the Illinois Appellate Court for the Fourth District held that a temporary employee who is assigned a parking space in a parking lot designated for employees, and is then injured in that parking lot on her way to work, has sustained injuries that arose in the course of and out of her employment.

On August 12, 2014, the Second District Appellate Court held that a time-limited offer to tender settlement failed to moot a putative class representative's individual claims.

On November 22, 2013, the Illinois First District Appellate Court held that unpaid future wages do not constitute "final compensation" recoverable by an employee under the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act (the "Act"), 820 ILCS 115/1 et seq. (West 2006).

As provided by the Urban Flooding Awareness Act, by June 30, 2015, the Department of Natural Resources must submit a report to the Governor and General Assembly regarding flooding in urban areas.

On March 20, 2014, the Illinois Supreme Court held that waiver of personal jurisdiction by appearance does not apply retroactively to orders entered before the appearance, resolving a conflict in the appellate courts.