Governor Evers Issues Order Requiring Face Coverings
Governor Tony Evers issued an Emergency Order yesterday, July 30, 2020, requiring that every individual five years of age and older wear a face covering if they are indoors or in an enclosed space, and “[a]nother person or persons who are not members of individual’s household or living unit are present in the same room […]
A School District’s Plans to Start the 2020-2021 School Year Will Impact Special Education
School districts across Wisconsin are contemplating how to begin school for the 2020-2021 school year with the current public health emergency caused by COVID-19. There are essential questions that school districts must answer concerning special education once the district determines whether to start school entirely virtual, entirely in-person, or with a hybrid model that blends […]
Employment Verification (Form I-9) Flexibility Expiring
Federal immigration law requires that all employers in the United States verify both the identity and the employment authorization status of all employees hired after November 1986. This requirement applies to all new hires and, where necessary, requires re-verification of employment authorization in the case of expiring temporary employment authorization (in the case of individuals […]
Can a Claim for Nominal Damages Save an Otherwise Moot Constitutional Challenge?
The United States Supreme Court on July 9, 2020 granted review in a case that raises a procedural question with significant practical implications for the types of constitutional lawsuits often brought against public school districts. The grant of certiorari in Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski (Case No. 19-968) came on the last day of the Court’s term and will […]
