For anyone who thought an unprecedented $2.8 billion settlement agreement actually resolved one of the many murky issues of student-athlete compensation in college athletics —not so fast. On June 6, federal Judge Claudia...more
7/15/2025
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Title IX Coordinator
Imagine you're sitting in a conference room with a group of administrators and staff across various schools and departments, discussing budgetary constraints, campus resources, and student group initiatives—a day like any...more
In a recent and far-reaching decision, a federal court struck down the Biden administration’s 2024 final rule, which sought to implement significant changes to Title IX’s regulations (the 2024 Final Rule). ...more
America has made it across the finish line for the 47th time: Donald Trump has been elected the country's new president.
The 2024 presidential election is set to have far-reaching implications for both employers and...more
11/8/2024
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Presidential Elections ,
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Not long ago we wrote about the significant changes to Title IX's regulations in the Department of Education's final rule set to go into effect this year (the Final Rule). Primary and secondary schools and institutions of...more
9/13/2024
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Sexual Harassment ,
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Title IX ,
Universities
It is no secret that institutions of higher education (IHEs) are currently busy addressing their policies to reflect recent major changes in the law (read: Title IX!), but it is also important to give some time and attention...more
The ball keeps rolling on potentially big compensation for college athletes. In a landmark proposed settlement (Settlement), the National College Athletics Association (NCAA) and the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten...more
6/7/2024
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Colleges ,
Compensation ,
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NCAA ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Revenue Sharing ,
Settlement ,
State Labor Laws ,
Student Athletes ,
Universities
The Biden administration's Department of Education has finally released the much-anticipated final rule (the "Final Rule") amending the regulations for Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination and harassment in education...more
5/10/2024
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Compliance ,
Department of Education ,
Educational Institutions ,
Final Rules ,
LGBTQ ,
Pregnancy ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Title IX ,
Universities
Institutions of higher education (IHEs) and prospective applicants continue to grapple with the shifted landscape of admissions practices after the United States Supreme Court's Students for Fair Admissions decision...more
By now, the Supreme Court's June 2023 Students for Fair Admissions decision overturning affirmative action precedent, which Venable wrote about here, and has prompted institutions of higher education (IHEs) to review their...more
A new rule, proposed by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (DOL) on August 30, 2023 (the Proposed Rule), will expand the group of workers who are entitled to overtime. If implemented, the Proposed Rule will...more
9/20/2023
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Threshold Requirements ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
The Supreme Court heard arguments on February 28, 2023 in two cases that will decide the future of President Biden's student loan forgiveness plan. The cases, Biden v. Nebraska and U.S. Department of Education v. Brown,...more
3/10/2023
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Often, the focus on Title IX compliance and crafting institutional procedures for institutions of higher education (IHEs) is dominated by more commonly arising issues like sexual misconduct allegations. However, recently, the...more
Publicly available artificial intelligence (AI) programs and applications (apps), and the tasks they can perform, have been gaining much more attention lately. The average internet user can access websites and apps that use...more
The possible fate of affirmative action is at the forefront of U.S. Supreme Court watchers' attention this term. The general consensus among legal scholars and academics ranges from "concern" that the Court may be primed to...more
For administrators and staff of institutions of higher education (IHEs), "summer break" may not be the vacation they want it to be - while the summer months may seem slower when most students are away, this time still...more
On May 24, 2022, New York's governor signed the Adult Survivors Act, S.66A (the ASA) into law. The ASA will revive sexual abuse claims that have expired under the applicable statute of limitations period. ...more