Each Friday during the first 100 days of the new administration, we will provide a recap of significant initiatives and events that will impact employers. In week two, the Biden administration shook things up at the National Labor Relations Board […]
Outgoing OCR Opens Investigations Into Special Education Services During Remote Learning
January 28, 2021
In the final weeks of the Trump administration, the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) initiated “proactive investigations” against Seattle Public Schools and the Indiana Department of Education related to special education services during the pandemic. You’ll recall […]
Tell a Lie and All Your Truths Become Questionable: Appellate Court Orders an Untruthful Officer to be Fired On Public Policy Grounds
January 25, 2021
On December 24, 2020, the Illinois Appellate Court First District ruled that it is the public policy of the State of Illinois that police officers are to be honest and truthful in conducting their police duties. In City of Country […]
Last Gasps and Opening Salvos: The End and Beginning of a New Era in Title IX, Part 1
January 25, 2021
Originally posted to our Title IX Insights Blog. At the beginning of last week, Donald Trump was President of the United States and we were being flooded with last minute Title IX and civil rights guidance from the outgoing Department […]
Last Gasps and Opening Salvos: The End and Beginning of a New Era in Title IX, Part 1
January 25, 2021
At the beginning of last week, Donald Trump was President of the United States and we were being flooded with last minute Title IX and civil rights guidance from the outgoing Department of Education. As we near the end of […]
Last Gasps and Opening Salvos: The End and Beginning of a New Era in Title IX, Part 1
January 25, 2021
At the beginning of last week, Donald Trump was President of the United States and we were being flooded with last minute Title IX and civil rights guidance from the outgoing Department of Education. As we near the end of […]
Biden Labor and Employment Activity in the First 48 Hours
January 22, 2021
During the first 100 days of the new administration, each Friday we will be providing a run-down of significant initiatives and events that will impact employers. We already have much to report. President Biden hit the ground running in his […]
Biden Directs OSHA to Step Up COVID-19 Safety Measures by February 4
January 22, 2021
On his second day in the Oval Office, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety directing the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) to intensify its efforts to protect employees from COVID-19 infection in the […]