Expectation Excellence: A Guide to Effective Performance Standards
By Nicholas Correll
Young Lawyers Division,
November 2024
As an attorney, you may also have a new role as a supervisor at some level. You have support staff that are a part of your team, and you may even have other attorneys that you supervise. On the other hand, maybe you do not directly oversee employees, but you have clients who have issues with managing employees. Managing employees and employee performance is known as “performance management.”
Illinois Personnel Records Review Act: A New Era of Transparency and Access
By Nicholas Correll
Government Lawyers,
November 2024
Changes to the Personnel Records Review Act take effect January 1, 2025. The Act applies to employers who have at least five employees or more and allows employees to review their personnel records. Changes to the Act will allow an employee the right to not only inspect their personnel records, but they may also make and receive copies of various documents.
Time Is Limited
By Nicholas Correll
Young Lawyers Division,
February 2024
A call to extend the time limit on Freedom of Information Act requests.
FOIA and Personal Devices
By Nicholas Correll
Government Lawyers,
November 2023
Although personal account communications may be considered public records as a threshold matter, they should still be analyzed for applicable Freedom of Information Act exemptions.
Resources for Administrative Rule Researchers
By Jenifer Johnson, Nicholas Correll, Peter Ladwein, Phil Lenzini, & Jim Webb
Elder Law,
July 2023
Although it is a frequently overlooked step, reviewing administrative rules is critical in any research project concerning state agency action.
Resources for Administrative Rule Researchers
By Jenifer Johnson, Nicholas Correll, Peter Ladwein, Phil Lenzini, & Jim Webb
Government Lawyers,
June 2023
Although it is a frequently overlooked step, reviewing administrative rules is critical in any research project concerning state agency action.
The Elimination of Cash Bail and Effect on Civil Procedure
By Nicholas Correll
Young Lawyers Division,
October 2022
In February of 2021, Illinois became the first state in the country to abolish cash bail payment for jail release for people who have been arrested and are waiting for their case to be heard.
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