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Back-to-School Risks You Might Not See Coming (and How to Avoid Them)

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Ah, it’s back-to-school time, and the red zone is approaching. That’s the stretch between the start of orientation and winter break when our phones light up with calls from parents asking for help after their student is hit...more

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Title IX Protections for LGBTQ+ Students: Legal and Mental Health Benefits

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Title IX is a powerful federal law that protects students from sex-based discrimination and sexual harassment. If a school does not promptly investigate reports of sex discrimination or harassment, it can lose federal...more

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Connecticut Expands Permitted Uses of Paid Sick Leave for Service Workers

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Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont has signed a new law that will expand the circumstances in which service workers in Connecticut can use state-mandated paid sick leave. The new law goes into effect October 1, 2023. Since its...more

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Cap on Punitive Damages is Constitutional, Georgia Supreme Court Holds

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A $250,000 cap in punitive damages is constitutional, the Georgia Supreme Court has confirmed, upholding the trial court’s decision to substantially reduce a $50 million verdict to $250,000. Taylor v. Devereux Found., Inc.,...more

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2022 Hot Topics in Employment Law Seminar Highlights

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On May 13, 2022, the Miles & Stockbridge Labor, Employment, Benefits & Immigration practice group presented its twentieth annual Hot Topics in Employment Law seminar to clients from throughout Maryland and beyond. Topics...more

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Devereux Lawsuit Update: For Devereux Abuse Survivors Considering Coming Forward, Now Is the Time to Take Legal Action

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For at least 25 years, a “pattern of abuse” that persisted at Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health facilities allowed vulnerable children to be victimized, WHYY reported. Too often, when young residents abused at Devereux...more

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Further Learning on Trauma-Informed Investigations of Sexual Assault Allegations

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A recent three-part series “Important Things to Get Right About the Neurobiology of Trauma” released by the organization EVAW-I has interesting implications for training sexual assault investigators. Specifically, the second...more

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Compliance Perspectives: Healthcare Compliance at the Border

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Laws like EMTALA and HIPAA don’t just apply to US citizens. They apply to everyone. That both keeps things simple and adds complexity when it comes to undocumented immigrants. As Lesley Anne Durant, Senior Corporate...more

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2020 Legislative Session –A Sampling of Health Related Bills Filed

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The 2020 Legislative Session will begin its 60-day trek to completion on Tuesday, January 14, 2020. The following is a sample of bills that have been filed. We encourage you to review these bills, and contact us with specific...more

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2018 Springfield Legislative Update: Summary of New Legislation & Pending Bills

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The following is a summary of the 2018 legislative changes affecting school districts. ...more

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Legislation Affecting Hospitals

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As we noted in previous blogs, the New York State Legislature has addressed a number of significant hospital related issues during the 2018 session, including indigent care funding, the third iteration of the Statewide Health...more

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Healthcare Bills Passed in the 2018 Legislative Session

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The scheduled 2018 New York State Legislative Session concluded last week amid many of the same speculations and controversies that have characterized all of the Legislature’s activities in recent years. ...more

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2017 Vermont Legislative Session | The Year in Review - DRM's Government & Public Affairs Team Final Analysis

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A May 18th adjournment brought to a close the first half of the 74th biennial session of the Vermont General Assembly. Drama awaits as Gov. Phil Scott has threatened to veto H.518, the fiscal year 2018 budget, over an...more

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News from the Vermont Statehouse An - Analysis from DRM’s Government & Public Affairs Team - March 2017 #2

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The House Ways and Means Committee is considering a proposal from the Vermont Department of Taxes to reduce the amount of use tax a person can pay without providing records to prove his or her tax liability. The rate would...more

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