Public Education & Services

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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 that 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 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 are 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.

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Jun
16
2014
Florida Bans Use of Biometric Data in Schools Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jun
14
2014
Weekly North Carolina Legislative Update for June 9th Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jun
12
2014
Public School Students Sue California; Court Rules Fundamental Right to “Quality of Education” Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
10
2014
Do Public School Athletic Leagues Have To Admit Private Schools? Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jun
5
2014
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) Updates Guidance on Financial Assistance Programs Sponsored by Charities Covington & Burling LLP
Jun
5
2014
California Affirmative Action Plan: The “Dog Ate My Affirmative Action Plan” and Other Bad Excuses for Not Getting the Job Done Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
30
2014
Recent Changes to New York Election Law and Government Ethics Laws to Affect Organizations Involved in Political Advocacy as well as Public Officials Greenberg Traurig, LLP
May
27
2014
Supreme Court Rules on Prayer in Town Meetings Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
27
2014
Louisiana Follows Wisconsin and Tennessee in Protecting Employee and Student Personal Online Account Access Information Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
22
2014
EU: Revised General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER) Reduces Need For Commission Prior Approval of State Aid But Some Conditions Stricter Than Before McDermott Will & Emery
May
22
2014
FY 2015 Massachusetts Budget Update: The House Budget Mintz
May
21
2014
North Carolina Public Employee Union Votes to Allow College Athletes to Join Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
15
2014
Private Colleges and Universities Experiencing High Levels of Union Organizing Armstrong Teasdale
May
15
2014
2014 North Carolina Legislative Short Session - Education Bills Introduced Week of May 12th Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
May
15
2014
California District Court Won’t Reconsider Prior Ruling in NCAA Class Action - National Collegiate Athletic Association McDermott Will & Emery
May
13
2014
Key Takeaways From Recent Reports On The Federal Government’s Efforts To Combat Sexual Assault On Campus Faegre Drinker
May
13
2014
Amend Corporate Apportionment - a Step in the Right Direction? Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
May
12
2014
Academic Advertising Seeks to Protect “Community College Jobs” as Trademark Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
May
10
2014
Little Pink Houses: Debate Regarding Zoning Laws and Accessory Dwelling Units Getting More and More Relevant Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
May
10
2014
Florida Governmental Countdown - A Wrap-Up on Issues from the 2014 Legislative Session Greenberg Traurig, LLP
May
8
2014
Work and Travel Guidance for F-1 Students with Pending H-1B “Change of Status” Applications and “Cap-Gap” Employment Authorization Mintz
May
5
2014
Legal Updates for Government Entities Covering March and April 2014 Ryley Carlock & Applewhite, A Professional Corporation
May
1
2014
Determination of Joint-Employer Status of Educational Service Provider and Public School Academy Dickinson Wright PLLC
Apr
25
2014
NCAA Board Endorses More Autonomy For Five Largest Conferences - National Collegiate Athletic Association Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
24
2014
Recommendations for Ensuring Academic Integrity in Athletic Programs Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
24
2014
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Announces Deployment of Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) Field Representatives to Certified Schools Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Apr
23
2014
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Michigan’s Law Prohibiting Use of Race in College Admissions Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
23
2014
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Voter-Approved Ban on Affirmative Action in Public University Admissions Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
16
2014
NCAA Initiates Formal Changes to Student-Athlete Well-Being Rules Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
15
2014
Municipal Bond Market Absorbs Puerto Rico Supreme Court’s Decision that Teacher Pension Reform Legislation is Unconstitutional Contract Impairment Mintz
Apr
13
2014
Kentucky Enacts a Data Breach Notification Law and Protects Student Data in the Cloud Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
11
2014
SDNY Dismisses False Claims Act Complaint, Finding Relators Misconstrued Medicaid Program Legal Framework - Southern District of New York Katten
Apr
7
2014
Does the Northwestern Decision Change the Direction of College Athletics? McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Apr
3
2014
Northwestern Union Election Date Set Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
3
2014
Hail Mary: NLRB (National Labor Relations Board) Regional Director Holds College Football Players are Employees Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
2
2014
Congress Delays Medicare Cuts until 2015 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
1
2014
Put ‘Trust, But Verify’ To Work In Employment Relationships Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
1
2014
Are College Football Players on Scholarships “Employees?” An National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Regional Director Says “Yes” Faegre Drinker
Apr
1
2014
Student-Athletes or Statutory Employees? National Labor Relations Board Northwestern Decision Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mar
31
2014
Proposed “Waters of the U.S.” Rule Improves Regulatory Clarity – In Part Bracewell LLP
Mar
29
2014
Department of Education Issues Proposed Rule Regulating the Funding of Career Colleges Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mar
27
2014
A Woman’s Work: Blazing the Trail - Sandra Day O'Connor Dickinson Wright PLLC
Mar
27
2014
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Regional Office Rules That Collegiate Athletes Are “Employees” Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Mar
22
2014
New Antitrust Suit Takes Aim at NCAA Model Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
22
2014
New Jersey Student Files Suit After Tweet Lands Her In Hot Water Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
18
2014
Illinois Whistleblower Awarded $3 Million Following Jury Trial Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
17
2014
Leaders in Higher Education Call for Immigration Reform Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mar
11
2014
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Approves Fillable Spanish and Word Version of Mandatory Self-ID form Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
8
2014
Supreme Court Opens a Pandora’s Box of Whistleblower Litigation Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar
8
2014
University Professor’s Religious Speech Not Protected, Mississippi Federal Court Rules Jackson Lewis P.C.
 

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