Federal law requires that child support guidelines be reviewed every four years, consider the economic costs of raising children, and take into account certain other factors, such as the noncustodial parent’s ability to...more
What comes to mind when you hear the phrase “March Madness?” Prior to September of this year, if your answer was NCAA basketball, you’d have been wrong. That’s right, prior to September of this year, only the NCAA Men’s...more
In a 10-day span at the end of June, major developments took hold on the National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”) that could have life-changing effects on its student-athletes.
First, on June 21, 2021, the United...more
In what might finally be the last chapter of a University of Oregon professor’s pay equity battle, the University and the now-retired professor, Jennifer Freyd, have settled Freyd’s case, with the University set to make a...more
8/31/2021
/ Disparate Impact ,
Equal Pay ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Gap ,
Professors ,
Settlement ,
Title VII ,
Universities ,
Wage and Hour
Depending on the size of any existing mortgage, the equity in the marital home often represents a significant portion of the marital estate, however illiquid that equity may be. So how do the divorcing parties manage that...more
In 2019, the United States District Court for the District of Oregon dismissed a lawsuit brought by Jennifer Freyd, professor of psychology at the University of Oregon, against the University and two University officials. In...more
3/22/2021
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Disparate Impact ,
Disparate Treatment ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Pay ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Gap ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Title IX ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour
Back in 2019, we told you about Jennifer Freyd, a professor at the University of Oregon who had sued the school and two University officials for gender discrimination, claiming that although her own department chair...more
As colleges and universities continue to face tough decisions regarding how to deliver their academic offerings to students – full return to campus, 100% remote learning, or a hybrid method – many also struggle with the...more
As he did at the start of the pandemic, the Chief Justice of the Probate & Family Court issued an open letter to parents, encouraging them “to continue cooperating with each other to ensure that children have safe, healthy...more
The pandemic may be delaying weddings, but people are still moving forward living their lives together – and making some unfortunate financial decisions. Unfortunate because they are not protected by laws that would protect...more
The Coronavirus Pandemic sent colleges and universities scrambling to make decisions regarding how to deliver their academic offerings to students, with some welcoming students back to campus this fall, some transitioning to...more
In early August, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Board of Governors issued requirements for fall sports, simultaneously directing its member schools and conferences to meet these requirements in order to...more
COVID-19 has forced most, if not all, of us to adjust our daily lives and routines. The legal system has not been spared from the difficult task of quickly finding alternative and new ways of doing things, including...more
Altha Cravey, a female geography professor, is suing the University of North Carolina and three administrators for gender discrimination and retaliation (for raising concerns of sex and racial discrimination). In part, her...more
10/26/2018
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Colleges ,
Equal Opportunities ,
First Amendment ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Job Promotions ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Professors ,
Retaliation ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Teachers ,
Universities
In 2004, then-University of New England President Sandra Featherman authored a piece for NEJHE (then called Connection) headlined “Emotional Rescue” and focusing on how a new generation of troubled college students was...more