Bostock: The Textualism Fights
By Aaron B. Maduff
Federal Civil Practice,
September 2020
On June 15, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court held that sexual orientation discrimination in employment is prohibited by Title VII in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia and Altitude Express, Inc., v. Zarda.
Pension Protection Clause of the Illinois Constitution prevails
By Aaron B. Maduff
Labor and Employment Law,
September 2015
In In re Pension Reform Litigation the Illinois Supreme Court ruled 7-0 to affirm the decision of the Circuit Court of Sangamon County holding Public Act 98-599 unconstitutional as violating the Pension Protection Clause of the Illinois Constitution.
Constitutional challenges made to the Pension Reform Act
By Aaron B. Maduff
Labor and Employment Law,
October 2014
This article starts with a discussion of the state of the law prior to the Constitutional Convention of 1970 and what led to the addition of the Pension Protection Clause in the Illinois Constitution. It then proceeds to discuss the various challenges made to the law, and finally provides an update on the status of the suits, including the order of injunctive relief entered by the Court on May 14, 2014.
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