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Georgia High Court Will Not Review Ruling Stripping Immunity From K-12 School Leaders

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A Georgia Court of Appeals decision will now stand after the Georgia Supreme Court declined on Tuesday, July 1, to review the case. The ruling has serious implications for the doctrine of official immunity for K-12 employees...more

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Recent Case Addresses Board of Education Dismissal of Tenured Teacher Over Hearing Officer Finding of No Cause

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In a recent decision, the Appellate Court of Illinois rejected a school board’s decision to terminate a tenured teacher for misconduct despite a hearing officer’s finding that there was insufficient evidence of cause for...more

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Court Establishes 5 Factors to Determine When A School District Offer to Resign Is Actually A Constructive Discharge

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Judge v. Shikellamy Sch. Dist., 905 F.3d 122 (3d Cir. 2018).  When a public school district offers an employee a chance to resign in lieu of termination, courts will review five factors to determine whether the resignation...more

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Lax Adherence to Internal Company Policy Supports Cause of Action Under New Jersey’s Whistleblower Law

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The Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA), New Jersey’s whistleblower law, prohibits all public and private employers from retaliating against employees who disclose, object to, or refuse to participate in certain...more

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