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Articles From Jeffrey D. Lester

Can a home rule municipality enter into a project labor agreement on municipal projects financed with only municipal funds? By Jeffrey D. Lester & Maureen E. Riggs Local Government Law, February 2006 Project labor agreements or IMPACT agreements are contractual agreements signed between a trade union and a public entity requiring that union workers will be used on a public works project.
Illinois can’t leave leave laws well enough alone: A review of the Illinois Family Military Leave Act By Jeffrey D. Lester Corporate Law Departments, October 2005 This article briefly reviews the Act and its imposition of new duties on Illinois corporations and their employees.
How a municipality should handle dangerous/vicious dogs in Illinois: Statutes, ordinances, insurance and policies By Jeffrey D. Lester & Maureen E. Riggs Local Government Law, August 2003 Breaking news throughout the country, dangerous and vicious dogs have generated dramatic headlines and snatched space in newspapers and other broadcast media through a series of sometimes fatal attacks, including felony convictions for reckless owners.
Food stamp pro bono opportunities for CLD members By Jeffrey D. Lester Corporate Law Departments, July 2003 Did you know that there is currently an opportunity for you to perform pro bono services right from your office?
The tune of the ADA song as applied to local government employment and land use regulation in the seventh circuit: “the side with the best evidence wins.” By Jeffrey D. Lester Local Government Law, July 2002 In two recent seventh circuit cases involving the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and local government, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals sang a dominant theme, irrespective of the "title" of the Act involved: the most in-tune evidence won each case.
More municipal dollars down the drain: the unfunded mandate of Federal phase II stormwater regulations By Jeffrey D. Lester Local Government Law, April 2002 Many local governments in Illinois are burdened with antiquated storm sewer systems badly in need of repair or replacement in spite of ever dwindling financial resources.
Requests for access to municipal right of way in Illinois by private interests: a license to use By Jeffrey D. Lester Environmental and Natural Resources Law, March 2001 Over the years, most local governments have learned the general legal rule that a government may not lease its rights of way to private persons or organizations for purely private, exclusive uses.
A review of recent discrimination cases in the Seventh Circuit: welcome to the real world, plaintiffs! By Jeffrey D. Lester Corporate Law Departments, December 2000 This article briefly looks at three recent civil rights cases affecting the corporate lawyer in her capacity as an employment lawyer.
Requests for access to municipal right of way in Illinois by private interests: a license to use By Jeffrey D. Lester Local Government Law, October 2000 Over the years, most local governments have learned the general legal rule that a government may not lease its rights of way to private persons or organizations for purely private, exclusive uses.
Federal ADEA litigation just became easier for the petitioner under Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing, Inc.: prima facie case plus pretext usually wins By Jeffrey D. Lester Corporate Law Departments, August 2000 A recent Supreme Court unanimously agreed that direct evidence of age discrimination in addition to proving pretext on the part of the employer is not necessary to sustain a claim of discrimination in a disciplinary firing, at least not in reference to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA).
Illinois lawyer employees: Ask not for whom the wrongful discharge bell tolls; it tolls for thee By Jeffrey D. Lester Corporate Law Departments, June 1999 As has been the case for a number of years in Illinois, in-house employee counsel of private businesses are fully subject to being "wrongfully discharged" from their employment, no matter what the reason for the discharge.

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