Duane Morris will present the next entry in its webinar series, Boot Camp for Education Legal Leadership: Higher Education at the Political and Legal Crossroads: Protecting Your Institution’s Mission During a Time of Uncertainty, Investigations and College Operations – Best Practices for Internal Investigations and Responding to Government Investigations and Inquiries, to be held on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern | 11:00 a.m. Pacific.
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Webinar: The Supreme Court and Higher Education – Impacts of the Court’s Recent Decisions on College Operations
Duane Morris will present the next entry in its webinar series, Boot Camp for Education Legal Leadership: Higher Education at the Political and Legal Crossroads: Protecting Your Institution’s Mission During a Time of Uncertainty, The Supreme Court and Higher Education – Impacts of the Court’s Recent Decisions on College Operations, to be held on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern | 11:00 a.m. Pacific.
Student-Athlete Settlement Proposal Is Up for Approval in Three Antitrust Cases Against NCAA
On July 26, 2024, attorneys for the NCAA, the Power Five conferences and classes of college athletes filed a motion for preliminary approval of a settlement agreement to resolve three antitrust litigations: House v. NCAA, Hubbard v. NCAA and Carter v. NCAA.
Read the full Alert on the Duane Morris LLP website.
Are these new rules the canary in the coal mine for distance learning?
At the start of the pandemic, the U.S. Department of Education quickly enacted emergency regulations allowing students to continue with their education online—a revolutionary development that provided a lifeline to institutions and students alike. Schools around the country seized the opportunity, pivoting to online asynchronous programs even for hands-on occupations like nursing, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, cosmetology, barbering, and esthetics that some believed could never be taught remotely.
Read the full article by Duane Morris’ Edward Cramp and Kristina Gill on the University Business website.
University Legal Support: Big Law Responds to Escalating Protest Demands
Katherine Brodie, partner and team co-lead of Duane Morris’ education industry group, said colleges and universities “are seeking guidance to navigate not only what their policies and procedures say they can do, but the public relations, safety, donor and other external considerations that need to be taken into account in determining next steps based on the unique circumstances faced during an on-campus protest.”
For instance, Brodie said in a statement, her firm has been approached by a private nonprofit institution seeking independent oversight of their student disciplinary process…
To read more, visit the Duane Morris website.
DOL Raises the Threshold Salary for Exempt Status Under the FLSA: What the Overtime Expansion Means for the Education Sector
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced on April 23, 2024 a significant expansion to overtime eligibility via the Final Rule: Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees. The Final Rule increases the minimum salary level applicable to the overtime exemptions for executive, administrative and professional (EAP) employees for federal law purposes under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), but does not change the salary basis or duties components of exempt status.
The Final Rule largely tracks the changes announced in the DOL’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on September 8, 2023. This post focuses on the impact of the Final Rule to the education sector. For a more comprehensive analysis of the Final Rule as applicable to employers in all sectors, including assessment of the potential for legal challenges to the Final Rule, see the Alert Duane Morris published. Continue reading “DOL Raises the Threshold Salary for Exempt Status Under the FLSA: What the Overtime Expansion Means for the Education Sector”
Title IX Final Rule Released
Today, after more than a year of anticipation, the U.S. Department of Education published the Title IX Final Rule, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance. This Final Rule takes effect on August 1, 2024, amending the current regulations which went into effect in August 2020. The robust 1577 page Final Rule clarifies the scope and application of Title IX and the obligations of institutions that receive Federal financial assistance from the Department.
The Final Rule will have significant compliance implications for Title IV institutions. Schools will be required to change policies and procedures implementing the regulations. Schools will also need to train all employees in their new reporting obligations under the rule. Of particular note, the Final Rule changes how and when school employees must take action when they learn of conduct that may constitute sex discrimination under the law. Currently, the law allows schools to designate specific employees who must take action. This Final Rule significantly broadens this to a larger group of employees. Continue reading “Title IX Final Rule Released”
Webinar Replay: Plan for Change: Regulations and Guidance with Significant Operational Impact
A webinar replay of Plan for Change: Regulations and Guidance with Significant Operational Impact is now available for viewing.
Webinar Replay: Compliance and Best Practices for Catalogs, Publications and Student-Facing Materials
A replay of Compliance and Best Practices for Catalogs, Publications and Student-Facing Materials is available for viewing.