April 17, 2024
An Illinois school district will pay about $206,000 to bring an end to a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming it capped salary increases for teachers over 45 to dodge increased retirement payments, the agency said Wednesday.
November 08, 2023
An Illinois school district unlawfully capped pay for teachers over 45 to avoid paying more into the state retirement system, an Illinois federal judge ruled, handing the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission a win in its lawsuit challenging a collective bargaining agreement provision limiting raises.