Oct 18, 2017
Margaret Hesse spoke at the Missouri Association of School Business Officials Fall Administrator’s Conference on the topic of Website Accessibility for People with Disabilities. Margaret has been a frequent guest speaker at MoASBO conferences for many years.
Margaret A. Hesse primarily practices in the areas of education law, employment law, and litigation. She has represented school districts in employment matters, including Title VII, the Safe Schools Act, Title IX, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age
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Oct 18, 2017
2019 Diversity Visa Program (“Green Card Lottery”)
Background
In fiscal year 2019, the annual Diversity Visa (DV) Program (Commonly known as “Green Card Lottery” or “DV Lottery Program”) will make available 50,000 immigrant visas (permanent resident visas) to persons from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States. The permanent residence visas (also known as “green cards”) are made available to persons who meet the simple, but strict, eligibility requirements. The DV visas are distributed among
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Oct 17, 2017
In two October presentations, attorney Jim Layton of Tueth Keeney is training attorneys general in the United States about the art of legal writing. On October 13, Jim delivered a presentation on “Legal Writing in the Digital Age” to all the attorneys in the Utah Attorney General’s office. Later in the month of October, Jim will address the same topic as a faculty member “” for the seventh time “” at the NAGTRI Persuasive Legal
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Sep 26, 2017
On September 24, 2017, President Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation, titled “Enhancing Vetting Capabilities and Processes for Detecting Attempted Entry into the United States by Terrorists or Other Public-Safety Threats.” The Proclamation summarizes the world-wide review of information-sharing practices and identity-management protocols of foreign governments conducted by the Secretary of Homeland Security pursuant to section 2 of Executive Order 13780 (Travel Ban 2.0). In reliance on the results of this world-wide review, the Proclamation identifies eight countries
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Sep 22, 2017
Two small provisions of the comprehensive school-funding reform bill relieve Illinois school districts of some significant curriculum requirements. First, the law removes the requirement that Illinois schools offer “daily” physical education. Instead, the new law provides “A school board may determine the schedule or frequency of physical education courses, provided that a pupil engages in a course of physical education for a minimum of 3 days per 5-day week.” That means that, under the new law, it is up to
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Sep 20, 2017
Senate Bill 1947 introduces two changes to the process by which school districts seek waivers from School Code mandates. Upon initial review, the changes do not appear drastic, but they do make the waiver request process slightly less onerous. Districts that may be interested in submitting a waiver request should take note of the following. The first change provides districts with additional reasons to cite when requesting a waiver of a School Code mandate. Previously, school districts
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Sep 19, 2017
Beginning September 19, 2017 Teach Illinois will release a series of webinars featuring six Tueth Keeney attorneys unpacking and working through the landmark school funding reform bill that became law in Illinois on August 31, 2017. This new law, SB 1947, not only reforms the school funding formula, but it also revises many provisions in the school code. Tueth Keeney attorneys are taking the law piece-by-piece to explain
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Sep 14, 2017
SEE UPDATED POST (October 18, 2017) Background In fiscal year 2019, the annual Diversity Visa (DV) Program (Commonly known as “Green Card Lottery” or “DV Lottery Program”) will make available 50,000 immigrant visas (permanent resident visas) to persons from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States. The permanent residence visas (also known as “green cards”) are made available to persons who meet the simple, but strict, eligibility requirements. The DV visas are distributed among
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Sep 13, 2017
Today Tueth Keeney attorney Jim Layton, formerly Missouri Solicitor General, spoke in the plenary session of the Missouri Judicial Conference in Kansas City. The Conference includes Missouri’s 142 circuit judges, 201 associate circuit judges, and 39 court of appeals and supreme court judges. Jim’s topic was, “Five things every Missouri judge should know about the Missouri constitution.” The “five things” Jim discussed are:
- It’s not very old.
- It’s not a delegation of power.
- It’s about procedure, not
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Sep 12, 2017
After years of Missouri employers seeking changes to the state’s primary employment anti-discrimination law, amendments to the Missouri Human Rights Act (MHRA) recently went into effect. Missouri Senate Bill 43, the legislative vehicle for the MHRA amendments, passed the Missouri General Assembly during the 2017 session and was signed by Gov. Eric Greitens on June 30, 2017. Senate Bill 43’s provisions became effective on August 28, 2017, although some procedural aspects of the new law may have retroactive application. Retroactive
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Margaret A. Hesse
James R. Layton
Melanie Gurley Keeney
Laura E. Hemmer
Merry Rhoades
Robert L. Jackstadt