A recent decision by Massachusetts’s highest court unanimously recognized that, under some circumstances, colleges and universities have a duty to protect students from suicide that, if violated, could result in tort...more
A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit calls into question the viability of “junk fax” class actions brought under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) when the defendant company does not...more
7/14/2017
/ Ascertainable Class ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Corporate Counsel ,
FRCP 23 ,
Predominance Requirement ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Superiority Claims ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications ,
Unsolicited Faxes
The Chronicle of Higher Education recently reported that, on June 8, 2017, the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) distributed an internal memo containing new guidance that will provide regional offices...more
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently heard oral argument in a case that could drastically hamper the ability of reporters, defense attorneys and other citizens to get records from county prosecutors....more
On February 22, the U.S. Department of Education issued its first Dear Colleague Letter guidance of the new administration, rescinding the transgender rights guidance that the Obama administration issued last summer. The...more
3/3/2017
/ Dear Colleague Letter ,
Department of Education ,
Discrimination ,
Educational Institutions ,
Gender Identity ,
LGBTQ ,
OCR ,
School Restrooms ,
Secretary of Education ,
Sexual Assault ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title IX ,
Transgender ,
Trump Administration
In This Issue:
- Unionization of Students
..The New Meaning of “Student Union”
..Overview of Labor Laws and Organized Labor
..Unionization of Graduate Students
..The Northwestern University Case
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Pepper-Freeh Group Higher Education Webinar Series
Join attorneys from the Education Counseling, Litigation and Investigation Services of Pepper Hamilton LLP and Freeh Group International Solutions, LLC for a review of...more
On March 7, 2013, President Obama signed into law the reauthorized Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) of 2013. The bill includes several important amendments to the Clery Act, which will require institutions of higher...more