The Busywork of Preparing for College - Whether it’s your first, middle, or last child, sending a child off to college remains difficult for parents. They don’t call it “empty nest syndrome” for nothing. Let’s face it,...more
On April 19, 2024, the US Department of Education issued the final version of its new and long-awaited Title IX regulations. The Final Rule’s release follows a notice-and-comment period that drew over 240,000 comments from...more
Chicago updated its sexual harassment laws with the passage of Ordinance 2022-665, increasing protections for employees working in the city. Previous guidance stated that the update only applied to employers that aligned with...more
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals confirmed that school districts may only be liable for employee sexual misconduct when a school official has actual notice of the conduct. In C.S. v. Madison Metropolitan School District, the...more
The majority of U.S. employers have elected to adopt the use of mandatory arbitration agreements, requiring that all employment-related claims be arbitrated and not litigated. Pursuant to a series of landmark United States...more
Governor Pritzker recently signed Public Act 102-0676 (HB 1975) into law, which addresses sexual abuse prevention in schools. The new law is intended to address staff-student boundaries and appropriate professional conduct,...more
Key Points - The Upper Tribunal has issued the first ruling in relation to the FCA’s decision to sanction an individual following a conviction for a criminal offence which did not involve dishonesty. The FCA had sought...more
Although state licensing boards have taken more than their fair share of criticism for failing to discipline bad doctors as quickly and severely as circumstances merit, regulators appear to be trying to get ahead of a problem...more
A warrant has been issued for Morgan Cipres’ arrest for the crime of Transmission of Harmful Material to a Minor December 9, 2020 — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — The Pasco County State Attorney’s Office filed a felony charge...more
When allegations of employee misconduct are alleged, companies must respond swiftly. Indeed, “insider threats” can cause significant damage to a company. These threats come in many different forms, including: •Accounting...more
Criminal minds are creative, and new ransomware strains show just how creative cyber-attackers can be. A new strain of ransomware, dubbed Ransomwared, requests a different kind of payment from the victim than the typical...more
Synopsis: Almost a year after the New York State Legislature enacted the Child Victim Act or “CVA” in February 2019 -- which included a one-year “revival window” under which claims for child sexual abuse could be brought...more
In its most recent legislative session, Texas lawmakers took a number of steps designed to protect students from potential harm due to sexual misconduct. The new rules extend to certain obligations and protections to private...more
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
The Department of Education is expected to release new Title IX regulations this fall that may affect the way colleges and universities investigate sexual misconduct allegations. In this webinar, Cohen Seglias attorneys...more
USC, Ohio State, Michigan State, and now, UCLA: How can big universities, with all the supposedly smart folks who head them, be so blind and deaf to student complaints that school personnel may be sexually abusing them? And...more
Colleges and universities are squeezed between a rock and a hard place when it comes to complying with Title IX’s requirements for responding to student-on-student allegations of harassment, discrimination, assault, and...more
Here’s an arrow to Valentine’s hearts: Sex for Americans has become rarer and riskier. Not only have our frolics grown less frequent, they’re more fraught due to a resurgence of sexually transmitted diseases — some scary. ...more
A 21st Century Social Movement - In this age of interconnectivity, compelling societal movements have a never-before-seen speed and reach. Traditional means of spreading information and generating social change have been...more
February is often called the “month of love,” and for employers, it may be an appropriate time to consider how to address issues surrounding workplace romance. Regardless of whether employers approve, it is likely inevitable...more
Timely Topics - By Shannon B. Hartsfield - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on Jan. 18, 2018, the creation of a new division within its Office for Civil Rights (OCR). OCR is described as...more
It does not require insightful analysis to conclude that something is broken when it comes to reporting and addressing sexual misconduct in the workplace. One attempt to fix part of the “brokenness” comes from the...more
Unless you have been living in a cave for the last month, you have heard about the sexual misconduct allegations against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein. The story has all of the makings of a Hollywood blockbuster, except...more
• An equal rights group and three individual plaintiffs have filed a civil suit in U.S. District Court in Boston against the Department of Education (ED) and Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. The complaint alleges that the...more
On September 22, 2017, the Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced guidance describing how OCR will assess Title IX compliance while formal regulations are developed. This interim guidance, plus guidance issued by OCR in...more