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David A. Burkhouse, Rochelle S. Eisenberg, Edmund J. O'Meally, Andrew G. Scott, Lisa Y. Settles, Leslie R. Stellman, Shani K. Whisonant; Hodes, Pessin & Katz, P.A.;
Legal Alert/Article February 13, 2012, previously published on February 8, 2012 A Massachusetts superior court judge recently refused to overturn suspensions and expulsions of seven student-athletes at Andover High School who were involved in a hazing incident at Hoop Mountain Basketball Camp held at Stonehill College in 2011. The victims - so-called “newcomers” to...
| | OCR Issues Dear Colleague Letter Regarding 2008 Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments
Meghan Covert Russell; Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann Girard A Law Corporation;
Legal Alert/Article February 10, 2012, previously published on February 9, 2012 On January 19, 2012, the US Department of Education’s (“DOE”) Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) issued a Dear Colleague letter [http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/letters/colleague-201109.html] and Questions and Answers...
|  | 2012 Amendments to FERPA Regulations
Julie C. Fay, Jessica L. Ritter; Shipman & Goodwin LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 8, 2012, previously published on February 7, 2012 On December 2, 2011, the United States Department of Education (“Department”) issued revised regulations for the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (“FERPA”), the federal law that protects the privacy of education records. These new regulations went into effect...
| | Class-action Lawsuits Against Law Schools Reach Double-Digits Overnight
Michael S. Haratz, Robert B. Smith; LeClairRyan;
Legal Alert/Article February 8, 2012, previously published on February 2, 2012 At the forefront of these suits is allegedly deceptive employment data. Now partnered with six other law firms, the original two plaintiffs' lawyers seek to bring the total number to 14 class actions (with three more schools marked by plaintiff's counsel) against law schools across the United...
| | United States Supreme Court Recognizes “Ministerial Exception” To Employment Discrimination Laws
Laura A. Izon, Bruce A. Scheidt, David W. Tyra; Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard A Law Corporation;
Legal Alert/Article January 31, 2012, previously published on January 30, 2012 The United States Supreme Court recently held there is a “ministerial exemption” that prohibits the application of employment discrimination laws to claims by a minister against a religious institution. The Court found that requiring a church to employ or retain an unwanted minister...
| | Government Clarifies Registration Requirement for Current Non-EU Employees; Some Work Permit Applications Now Require Legalized Educational Certificates
Fragomen Del Rey Bernsen Loewy LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 31, 2012, previously published on January 26, 2011 Non-European Union nationals who began working in Czech Republic before new registration rules took effect on January 1 will be required to register with labor authorities by April 5, 2012. In a separate development, all work permit applications for local hires must now by accompanied by legalized...
| | Yes Auditors, Our Legislation Encourages “Deadhead” Travel
Jason S. Long, Denise M. Spatafore; Dinsmore & Shohl LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 31, 2012, previously published on January 31, 2012 By now, most of us have had a chance to review the Education Efficiency Audit of West Virginia's Primary and Secondary Education System (“Audit”), conducted by Public Works LLC. The Audit resulted in more than 50 findings and recommendations. The auditors, among other things, declared...
| | Heightened Degree Requirements for Work Permits in Fast-Track Processing
Fragomen Del Rey Bernsen Loewy LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 31, 2012, previously published on January 25, 2012 The Spanish government is imposing a heightened degree requirement on highly skilled work permit applicants using fast-track processing through the Large Business Unit (Unidad de Grandes Empresas). Foreign nationals seeking fast-track processing for their intracompany transferee, local hire or EU...
| | UPDATE: Supreme Court Declines to Hear Cases on Student Speech
Christian M. Keiner, Meghan Covert Russell; Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard A Law Corporation;
Legal Alert/Article January 25, 2012, previously published on January 20, 2012 The US Supreme Court has declined to hear three cases involving student speech rights on the internet.
| | In a Landmark Decision, the Supreme Court Exempts “Churches” From Most Employment Discrimination Statutes Affecting “Ministers”
Gregory W. (Greg) McClune; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 25, 2012, previously published on January 23, 2012 The First Amendment of the United States Constitution (U.S. Const. amend. I) (http://tinyurl.com/3cduz4v) provides, in part, that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” This short sentence containing what is known...
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