Public Education & Services

The National Law Review covers developments, legal actions, and news 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 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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Sep
13
2014
Will the “Inversion” Backlash Flow-Down to Subcontractors? Covington & Burling LLP
Oct
10
2014
Microsoft and Other Leading K-12 School-Service Providers Pledge To Protect Student-Data Privacy Covington & Burling LLP
Jan
4
2015
Changes to Biofuels Provisions in House-Passed NDAA FY 15 Covington & Burling LLP
May
1
2015
College’s Falsification of Grades and Attendance Records May Trigger FCA Liability Covington & Burling LLP
Jan
4
2015
FAR Council Proposes New Rules on Inverted Corporations; Congress Voices Support Covington & Burling LLP
Jan
4
2015
Proposed Rule Would Publicize Contractor Affiliate Relationships Covington & Burling LLP
Oct
9
2017
FTC and Department of Education Announce Joint Workshop on FERPA and COPPA Compliance for Ed Tech Covington & Burling LLP
Jun
19
2014
Sirleaf Calls for Renewed Investment in Girls’ Education Covington & Burling LLP
Jan
5
2015
GAO Reaffirms Protest Jurisdiction Over “Mixed Transaction” Leases, But Questions Remain Covington & Burling LLP
Oct
29
2014
Road to Paris 2015: European Council Deal on Future Climate Change and Energy Policy Covington & Burling LLP
Jan
5
2015
Federal Information Technology Reform Act Included in the House-Passed NDAA FY 15 Covington & Burling LLP
Aug
11
2014
In the Illinois Courts-Retaliatory Discharge only Applies to At-Will Employees Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Oct
31
2014
Conviction Reversed for Illinois DUI Offense Outside the Corporate Limits Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Aug
11
2014
7th Circuit affirms Plaintiff Failed to Show Adverse Employment Action - Recent Development in the Courts Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Jan
13
2015
Public Bodies Prohibited from Requiring Community Members to Disclose Address Before Public Comment Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Sep
9
2014
Illinois: Amendment to the Local Records Act Can Result in a Class 4 Felony Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
May
28
2016
Illinois P.E. Teacher Sued after Student is Injured during Floor Hockey Game Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Feb
2
2016
Transgender Student Denied Access to Girl’s Locker Room Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
May
28
2016
State Appellate Court Considers if School Board Violated Open Meetings Act Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Jan
9
2017
State of Texas v. United States of America: Battle Over Bathrooms and Gender Identity Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Aug
19
2015
Cyber Liability for the Public Body Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Feb
2
2016
Illinois Teacher's Employment Reinstated after Appellate Court finds her Dismissal was Unfounded Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Sep
12
2014
Violation Of A Residency Requirement Can Result In Discharge For Illinois Public Employees Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Nov
18
2014
Illinois Tax Levy Filing Deadline is December 30, 2014 Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Aug
19
2015
Illinois Budgetary Shortfalls: Can Your Government Entity be Liable because of Budgetary Concerns? Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Feb
3
2016
A South Carolina High School Student's Arrest Leads to Close Examination of School Resource Officer Roles & Responsibilities Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Sep
12
2014
Why An Indiana School's Unconstitutional Hair Length Policy Matters for All Governmental Entities Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Nov
20
2014
Illinois Appellate Court Reminds Businesses of Potential Limitations in Public Contracts Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Oct
15
2015
City Immune From Liability Under Negligence And Res Ipsa Loquitur For Sewer Backup Into Homes Following Two-Day Rainstorm: Nichols v. City of Chicago Heights Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Sep
13
2014
Whistleblower Protection for Alabama Public Employees Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Jan
30
2015
New Illinois Laws in 2015 Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Jun
12
2023
Employee Assistance Programs & Career Balance – Episode 60 [Podcast] IMS Legal Strategies
Jun
30
2023
Defense Weaknesses & Solutions in Health & Safety Product Liability Matters IMS Legal Strategies
Nov
19
2020
An Economist's View of COVID-Related Concerns for University Systems [VIDEO] IMS Legal Strategies
Feb
24
2023
Witness Testimony Themes, Cross Examination, & Preparation Consultants – Episode 55 [Podcast] IMS Legal Strategies
Apr
27
2023
The Strategic Advantages of Working with Jury Consultants – Episode 56 [Podcast] IMS Legal Strategies
May
4
2020
IMS Insights Podcast: Episode 9- Rudhir Krishtel On Mindfulness And Wellness For Attorneys Amid COVID-19 IMS Legal Strategies
Jul
6
2023
Does Trial Length Increase Jury Damages? IMS Legal Strategies
May
7
2023
The Value of Visual Storytelling & Early Jury Research – Episode 57 [Podcast] IMS Legal Strategies
Aug
24
2016
What NLRB’s Ruling, that Graduate Teaching Assistants Are Employees With Rights to Organize and Bargain Collectively, Means for Employers Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Mar
23
2020
Michigan Joins Growing Lists of States Ordering Citizens to Stay Indoors Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Mar
4
2020
Public Health vs. Patient Privacy – How Coronavirus Is Putting HIPAA to the Test Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Mar
24
2022
The Court Upholds a College Board’s Censure of One of Its Members, and Delays an Execution on Religious Grounds: SCOTUS Today Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jun
30
2023
Affirmative Action in College Admissions Takes a Hit, While Employer Accommodation for Religious Beliefs Is Expanded – SCOTUS Today Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jan
20
2024
New Coverage, Delivery, and Payment for Health-Related Social Needs Services Under New York’s Approved 1115 Medicaid Waiver Amendment Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Oct
10
2019
October 2019 Immigration Alert Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Feb
23
2023
Seattle Becomes First U.S. City to Ban Caste Discrimination Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
12
2019
DOL Releases New Opinion Letters on FLSA Section 7(k) and Public Agency Volunteers Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jun
28
2022
Prayer on the 50-Yard Line Doesn’t Draw a Flag, Plus Two Criminal Cases: SCOTUS Today Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jun
30
2023
Supreme Court Significantly Restricts Affirmative Action in Higher Education – Employers Take Note Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
 

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