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Under The Dome: Inside The Maine State House 5-17-13

by Pierce Atwood LLP on 5/17/2013

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House is a weekly update that provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House. Governor’s Fourth and Fifth Vetoes of the Session Sustained - Last week,...more

IRS Announces Plans To Look Into UBTI Reporting On A Broader Scale

by Deirdre Mitacek | Cullen and Dykman LLP on 5/17/2013

On May 8, 2013, the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on the Oversight of Tax-Exempt Organizations held a hearing on the College and University Compliance Project Final Report (“Final Report”) issued by the IRS on April 25,...more

Client Biz Dev: You're Doing It Wrong [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 5/16/2013

May 16 (Bloomberg Law) -- Trevor Faure, Global Leader of Legal Services for Ernst & Young, tells Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia that the needs of general counsels at large corporations have changed in recent years and that most...more

Alabama Legislative Update – Week 13: Budgets Approved, Medicaid and Tax Bills Sent to Governor Bentley

by Denise Killebrew, Dennis Nabors | Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 5/15/2013

With the constitutional deadline of midnight on the 30th day closing in, Alabama lawmakers worked at a feverish pace to complete work on some of the most substantial and controversial legislation in the 2013 session....more

Gov. Brown Proposes Boost To Education Funding

by Meghan Covert Russell | Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 5/15/2013

Governor Brown's proposed budget, released today, includes a much needed boost to spending on public education. ...more

IRS Releases College And University Compliance Project Final Report – Implications For All Tax-Exempt Organizations

by Douglas K. Anning, Virginia C. Gross, Bruce Hopkins, Thomas J. Schenkelberg | Polsinelli on 5/15/2013

On April 25, 2013, the IRS released its College and University Compliance Project Final Report, which updates the interim report issued in 2010. ...more

CFPB Issues Report, Holds Field Hearing On Student Loan Relief Policy Options

by BuckleySandler LLP on 5/14/2013

On May 8, the CFPB issued a report regarding student loan affordability and related policy issues. The report summarizes and analyzes public responses to the CFPB’s request for information and discusses policy options for...more

Five Years in the Making - IRS Releases Findings from Colleges and Universities Compliance Project

by Tyrone Thomas | Mintz Levin - Employment, Labor & Benefits on 5/13/2013

The IRS announced it is nearing completion of a five year long compliance project involving tax-exempt colleges and universities. The project, which began with questionnaires to 400 randomly-selected institutions, focused on...more

CFPB issues report on student loan affordability

by John L. Culhane, Jr. | Ballard Spahr LLP on 5/13/2013

As we predicted at last week’s meeting of the National Council of Higher Education Resources’ Private Student Loan Committee, the CFPB field hearing held last Wednesday in Miami was devoted to student loan affordability. In...more

What’s Next for Graduate Medical Education Accreditation? One System.

by Mintz Levin - Health Law on 5/13/2013

Graduate medical education programs and residents should be getting used to change by now. Last year, the ACGME introduced the Next Accreditation System, and then eight months later, it announced it was developing a unified...more

Michigan Ban on School Employee Union Dues Deductions Legal

by Beverly Hall Burns, M. Misbah Shahid | Miller Canfield on 5/13/2013

In a split opinion Thursday, a federal appeals court cleared the path toward implementing a 2012 Michigan law barring public school employers from collecting union dues from their employees. ....more

Has the School Properly Tested Your Child?

by Theresa Lynn Sidebotham on 5/13/2013

An interesting new article addresses a common problem in special education law--whether the school's evaluation is adequate. Mark Weber's article, "All Suspected Areas of Disability," discusses new case law, and points out...more

Intercompany Talent Platform - Seminars in Brussels for 2013

by Giulia Mauri on 5/13/2013

This is a collaboration prject between Verhaegen Walravens, IBM, Starwood Hotels and Fulcra International promoting seminars on diversity and talent. You will find here a list of the events planned for 2013. ...more

Ways to Help Business Internship Partners Avoid DOL Pitfalls

by Shannon O'Guin | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/10/2013

Many colleges and universities require some kind of practical, hands-on experience as a part of their curriculum. Employers and schools alike place a premium on real world experience that cannot always be gained from sitting...more

Could This Law School Ranking Unseat US News? [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 5/9/2013

May 9 (Bloomberg Law) -- Elie Mystal, editor at Above the Law, tells Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia that his blog's new law school rankings sought to list the top 50 American law schools by relying on an "outcome based"...more