Vaping has become a major health crisis in America’s public schools. For several years now public schools have been grappling with the behavioral, economic, health, and social consequences of tobacco companies and their surrogates allegedly targeting young people with highly addictive and dangerous vaping products through deceptive and predatory advertising, attractive candy-like flavors, and discrete devices. Franczek partners Ares Dalianis and Mike Hernandez are leading an effort in Illinois to secure damages for school districts from the negative impact on school districts, parents, and students, working with the Frantz Law Group of California, and FLG attorney William Shinoff. FLG has been leading the litigation effort on behalf of hundreds of public school districts in over 30 states against Juul Labs and its affiliated entities to recover damages for costs incurred and to be incurred from this epidemic.

In this episode, Bill Pokorny, Erin Walsh, and Jackie Wernz discuss the nuances of an employer's obligations to reimburse employees' expenses incurred while working remotely. 

In this episode, Jason Patterson, Tracey Truesdale, and Jackie Wernz discuss considerations for employers to safely transition back to work.

In this episode, Jackie Wernz and Erin Walsh discuss the emergency amendment to the Illinois Workers' Compensation Rules.

In this episode, Melissa Sobota and Jackie Gharapour Wernz discuss legal changes related to unemployment benefits during the coronavirus outbreak. 

In this episode, Bill Pokorny and Tracey Truesdale discuss furloughs, layoffs, and unemployment insurance due to coronavirus.

In this episode, Franczek partners Bill Pokorny and Tracey Truesdale provide an overview of the paid sick leave and FMLA leave provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. This podcast is essential for all employers with fewer than 500 employees and government employers, including municipalities and school districts. Bill and Tracey also answered COVID-19-related questions concerning topics such as telecommuting, paying employees who may not be covered by the bill’s provisions, unemployment, and more.