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Category: Coronavirus

PAC: Remote Meetings and Email-Only Public Comment OK Under OMA

Board Governance Coronavirus

As we discussed in alerts on March 16 and March 18, a recent Executive Order by Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker suspended certain Open Meetings Act (OMA) requirements to allow flexibility on issues of quorum and remote attendance during board meetings. Guidance from the Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor (PAC) signaled that the PAC would support […]

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Lemons into Lemonade: 4 Coronavirus Shutdown Tasks to Prepare for Title IX Rules

Higher Education Higher Education

Originally posted on our Title IX Insights Blog Despite efforts by schools and advocacy organizations, state attorneys general, and members of Congress and the Senate, the Department of Education’s proposed Title IX rules reportedly have cleared Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review and sources say that the final rules are coming—soon. […]

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DOL Issues Guidance Regarding Application of Unemployment Provisions of the CARES Act

Higher Education Labor & Employment

Over the weekend, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) published two separate guidance documents, Unemployment Insurance Program Letters (UIPLs) 15-20 and 16-20, which provide information related to two separate programs under the CARES Act: the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program (PUA) and the Federal […]

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