Public Education & Services Legal News: The National Law Review

The National Law Review covers developments, legal actions, and new stories, related to the public education and services sector. Under this coverage, legal experts analyze developments with the Department of Education (DOE) compliance actions, stories about how the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) affects public institutions and its students/employers, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), are a taste of the legal analysis related to Public Services available from the National Law Review..

Government funding for new public education services, school meal programs, public housing issues, special education programs in public schools, and ransomware and privacy in higher-education institutions, are among the stories covered by the National Law Review. Visitors will read updated legislation which has passed prohibiting discrimination in the classroom, or new policies related to student-athletes in the country’s top institutions. Campus sexual assault, the #MeToo Movement in the workplace and public education sector, employee-relations, and other new stories are reported on daily by the National Law Review. Additionally, litigation and decisions from major circuit courts and the US Supreme Court about public sector employment and other issues related to major government institutions is carefully analyzed by the National Law Review.

The National Law Review also covers hot-topics like civil rights, and how they intersect with the public-education sector in the United States. Our legal experts also cover issues related to the evolution of Title IX, and how enforcement is carried out by the relevant agencies. Additionally, NLR has articles on how public services and public education work together, topics like transgender discrimination, gender-based harassment claims, and discrimination lawsuits, are leading stories which visitors will find on the website. Details about violence and mass-shootings in the realm of public education and institutions, student rights, teacher/employer rights, and other topics related to the public institutions and services sector, can all be found on the National Law Review’s website.

Date	Title	Organization
7 Apr	Indiana Governor Issues Updated Stay-at-Home Order Due to Continued Spread of COVID-19	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
7 Apr	Justice Department Says Title IX Doesn’t Cover Transgender Status of Student Athletes	Wiggin and Dana LLP
7 Apr	Seventh Circuit Upholds Dismissal of 403(b) Plan Lawsuit Against Northwestern University in Apparent Split with Third Circuit	Proskauer Rose LLP
7 Apr	Immigration Considerations due to COVID-19 for E-1/2, L-1, O-1, TN and F-1 Student workers	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
7 Apr	CARES Act Relief for Borrowers of Eligible Federal Student Loans	Varnum LLP
7 Apr	CARES Act: Relief for Nonprofits	Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
7 Apr	Investigating Complaints Containing Second-Hand Information in the COVID-19 Era	Jackson Lewis P.C.
7 Apr	Childcare Relief for Essential Critical Infrastructure Employees CA	Jackson Lewis P.C.
6 Apr	OFCCP Streamlines FAAP Approval Process During COVID-19 Pandemic	Jackson Lewis P.C.
6 Apr	U.S. DOL Issues Additional Guidance on CARES Act Unemployment Programs	Proskauer Rose LLP
6 Apr	New York State Enacts Paid Sick Leave Program and Extends PAUSE Restrictions (US)	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
6 Apr	Leasing Residence Halls to Municipalities and Hospitals for COVID-19 Relief	Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
4 Apr	Do Employers Count Employees of Foreign Affiliates When Determining Eligibility Under the Paycheck Protection Program?	Jackson Lewis P.C.
3 Apr	First Circuit Holds That College Does Not Owe Fiduciary Duties to Students, Rejects Data Privacy Class Action Claims	Pierce Atwood LLP
3 Apr	CARES Act Financial Assistance for States and Municipalities	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
2 Apr	California and Nevada Secretary of States Shut Down Counter Service	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
2 Apr	Governor Abbot of Texas Issues New Order to Minimize Social Gatherings	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
1 Apr	SBA Loans Under the CARES Act (UPDATED)	Foley & Lardner LLP
1 Apr	SBA Publishes Sample Application for Payroll Protection Program Loans Under CARES Act (US)	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
1 Apr	California Prop 65 Amendments on Responsibility to Warn Are Effective On April 1, 2020	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
31 Mar	Louisiana Governor Extends Stay-at-Home Order Through at Least April 30, 2020	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
31 Mar	Stay-At-Home Orders – 10 Step Evaluation Process For Manufacturers	Bracewell LLP
31 Mar	Is Your Manufacturing Operation an "Essential Business" in the Age of the Coronavirus?	Bracewell LLP
31 Mar	H-2A Update: COVID-19	Varnum LLP
31 Mar	Treasury Department Releases Vital Paycheck Protection Program Information	Ward and Smith, P.A.
31 Mar	NCAA Grants Additional Eligibility to Spring Athletes Affected by COVID-19	Jackson Lewis P.C.
30 Mar	Hotels Provide Sanctuary on the Front Lines; Saving Grace in the Time of Crisis	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
30 Mar	Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Face Mask Manufacturers and Distributors Protected from Liability for Coronavirus Deaths	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
30 Mar	UPDATED: New York State Issues Additional Guidance for Emergency Paid Sick Leave Bill (US)	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
30 Mar	ICE Provides Updated Student Guidance in Response to COVID-19	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
29 Mar	How Colleges and Universities Can Comply with NCAA Rules during COVID-19 Pandemic	Jackson Lewis P.C.
29 Mar	Individual Tax Benefits in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
29 Mar	Defense Production Act: Presidential Directive to GM What Does it Mean for Industry?	Wiggin and Dana LLP
29 Mar	Temporary Relief for Connecticut-Based Businesses	Wiggin and Dana LLP
29 Mar	The Los Angeles City Council Passes Supplemental COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave for Large Employers	Jackson Lewis P.C.
27 Mar	$2T CARES Act Moves Toward Enactment	Van Ness Feldman LLP
27 Mar	NLRB Decides to Assert Jurisdiction Over Charter Schools On A Case By Case Basis	Proskauer Rose LLP
27 Mar	California of Department of Fair Employment and Housing Issues COVID-19 Guidance	Jackson Lewis P.C.
26 Mar	COVID-19 Forces Colleges and Universities to Ask for Reprieve from New DOE Policy Shift Toward Enforcement of Foreign Gift Reporting Requirements	Wiggin and Dana LLP
26 Mar	Senate Passes the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”)	Foley & Lardner LLP
26 Mar	Community Organizations Create Fund to Offer Grants to Support Northeast Wisconsin Non-Profits Impacted by COVID-19	Davis Kuelthau
26 Mar	Thinking About Public-Private Partnerships During an Economic Crisis	Bilzin Sumberg
26 Mar	$2 Trillion Stimulus CARES Act – Educational and Labor Impacts	Davis Kuelthau
26 Mar	Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES): Title IV – Assistance to Severely Distressed Sectors of the United States Economy	Davis Kuelthau
25 Mar	Pupil Transportation Contracts and Other Service Provider Agreements	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
25 Mar	DOE Provides Additional Guidance and DPI Streamlines Waiver Process, Provides Guidance	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
23 Mar	OMB Directs US EPA and Other Federal Agencies to Refocus on Mission-Critical Functions Amidst Coronavirus Pandemic; OECA Guidance regarding Implications for Enforcement and Compliance Forthcoming	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
23 Mar	Michigan Joins Growing Lists of States Ordering Citizens to Stay Indoors	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
23 Mar	Cengage Learning and McGraw-Hill : CMA Ultimatum Comes Same Day U.S. reps urge DOJ scrutiny	MoginRubin
23 Mar	The New Leave Entitlements Under FFCRA - Issues Unique to the Public Sector: COVID-19 Resource	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.