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Federal Court Narrowly Construes FTC Jurisdiction Over Nonprofit Institutions

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In a surprising ruling, a federal district court in Arizona has held that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) cannot prosecute claims under the FTC Act against a nonprofit educational institution. Late last year, the FTC...more

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For Many Tax-Exempt Employers - Thanks to IRS Excise Taxes

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When considering compensation and benefits packages to lure and retain top executives or talent, nonprofit organizations, including universities and hospitals, are often at a disadvantage compared to their for-profit rivals....more

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Call to Ohio Higher Education Institutions, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations - Grant Funding Now Available

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Ohio’s Grid Resiliency Program makes $2,000,000 in grant funding available for small-scale projects including the following...more

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

Inflation Reduction Act Introduces Direct Pay Option for Nonprofit Solar

Under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), nonprofit entities, including nonprofit independent schools, are now eligible to receive payment in lieu of tax credits for solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. This extension of the IRA...more

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AD-ttorneys@law - January 2024

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Extra, Extra, Read All About It! We have a major update! If you’re a subscriber to our blog, you have likely caught wind of our recent rebrand to ADventures in Law. Overflowing with a dynamic mix of weekly blogs, engaging...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

January 2024 Legislative Round Up

Recent bills in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate demonstrate legislators’ concerns about several issues related to nonprofits, including: (1) admissions practices at institutions of higher education; (2)...more

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Arizona Has Entered the Chat: Federal Court Rules That Non-Profit Schools Are Not Subject to Title IX

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After two federal courts in Maryland and California ruled that private schools were subject to Title IX just by virtue of being non-profit, an Arizona court has weighed in with the opposite view and given hope to schools...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Title IX’s Reach May Expand: Application to Non-Profits and Schools Not Accepting Federal Funding

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In July 2022, two federal district courts on opposite sides of the country issued opinions that have the potential to have a major impact on non-profits and schools not accepting federal funding throughout the country....more

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Ohio Controlling Board Approves $420 Million In COVID-19 Relief Funding

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On October 26, 2020, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced the Ohio Controlling Board has approved a Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act package of nearly $420 million. The relief package, which is...more

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Board Decides Religious Educational Institutions Not Subject To Labor Laws While Supreme Court Grapples With Ministerial Exception

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Key Points- •In the June 10, 2020, National Labor Relations Board (Board) decision Bethany College, the Board reversed its own 2014 decision, Pacific Lutheran University, and held that the Board lacks jurisdiction over...more

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

How Nonprofits Can Benefit From The CARES Act - Summary of Provisions

On March 27, President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ("CARES Act"). The CARES Act benefits nonprofit organizations. The below summary contains highlights of several applicable...more

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Can Private Equity-Backed Education Platforms Seek Assistance From The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund?

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McGuireWoods Consulting released recent updates about the coronavirus and its impact on education, including a new $14.25 billion Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund. The question many are asking, however, is who will have...more

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Claims Can Now Be Filed Under New Jersey’s New Law For Asserting Child Sex Abuse Claims

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Synopsis: New Jersey’s recently enacted legislation which significantly extends the statute of limitations for sexual abuse claims and creates a two-year filing window for sexual abuse claims that would otherwise be...more

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Can I Make Copies of That? A Summary of Where Copyright Stands for Higher Education Institutions

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College and university staff and college store operators routinely grapple with how to enable students to use copyrighted material in the most economical and efficient way. Copyright protections have not made this easy, with...more

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U.S. Department of Education and state of California attempt to reach accord to restore Title IV eligibility to California...

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As widely reported in the news and as discussed in our recent webinar, on 22 July 2019 the U.S. Department of Education (ED) notified institutions that, as a result of the U.S. District Court ruling in NEA v. DeVos, ED's 2016...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Strategies for Dealing with the Title IV Ineligibility of CA-Resident Students Under the Retroactive Distance Education Rule

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On Monday, July 22, 2019, the Federal Student Aid Office of the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced that the Distance Education Rules that were originally scheduled to go into effect on July 1, 2018, and were then...more

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Blog: Department Announces California Residents at Out-of-State Public and Nonprofit Institutions Ineligible for Federal Student...

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The Department of Education issued guidance yesterday that ED’s regulations prohibit California residents enrolled in distance education programs at out-of-state public and nonprofit institutions from receiving federal...more

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Nonprofit Colleges, Universities Must Promptly Report ‘Triggering’ Events

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Nonprofit higher education institutions now must report to the U.S. Department of Education the occurrence of certain "triggering" events that bear on the institution's financial strength within 10 days of the occurrence of...more

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Therapeutic and Curative Training Is Not “Educational” Under the Dover Amendment

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Deciding that the “primary and predominant” purpose of a behavioral skills program was the treatment of serious mental illness and not the teaching of “core life skills,” the Land Court rejected arguments that the program...more

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Sales Tax Changes for Non-Profits in Kentucky

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Earlier this year, the Kentucky Legislature passed two tax bills that broadly change Kentucky’s corporate and personal income tax system, as well as make a number of sales and use tax and property tax changes. In the effort...more

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Bankruptcy Court Lacks Power to Substantively Consolidate Nondebtor, Nonprofit Entities With Archdiocese Debtor

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In the wake of scandal-driven bankruptcies filed by nearly 20 U.S. Roman Catholic dioceses and religious orders, scrutiny has been increasingly brought to bear on the benefits and burdens that federal bankruptcy laws offer to...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Providing Discounted Drugs to Employees, Retirees, and Dependents

The Non-Profit Institutions Act provides an exemption from the Robinson-Patman Antidiscrimination Act by permitting the sale of discounted drugs to “schools, colleges, universities, public libraries, churches, hospitals, and...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Provisions of the Final Tax Reform Bill Affecting Nonprofit Tax-Exempt Organizations

On December 20, 2017, the Senate and House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, known as the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (“Tax Reform Bill”). President Trump is expected to sign the Tax Reform Bill by early January. The Tax Reform...more

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Current Issues for Higher Education Real Estate Lawyers

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Campus Real Estate, Property Management, Tax Credits The 15th Annual Higher Education Real Estate Lawyers conference was held in San Francisco, where attendees listened to and learned from both in-house and outside counsel at...more

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Blog: New ED Audit Guide Means Compliance Audits Will Be More Expansive, More Expensive

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The new Audit Guide for Title IV compliance audits includes numerous, expanded requirements for accounting firms to use in conducting required annual audits. The Audit Guide applies to Title IV compliance audits for fiscal...more

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