Come join us to unwind Title IX while also unwinding with colleagues and friends! We know the challenges facing administrators responsible for Title IX compliance at the K-12 level, with the August 14 effective date for the new Title IX […]
Ankura Webinar—Advisors in Title IX Investigations: Legal, Regulatory, and Public Policy Considerations
July 13, 2020
REGISTER HERE! July 21, 2020 at 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. CT In this session of Ankura’s monthly Title IX and Civil Rights Investigations webinar series, Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn will be joined by Franczek P.C. partner Jackie Gharapour Wernz for […]
Ankura Webinar—Advisors in Title IX Investigations: Legal, Regulatory, and Public Policy Considerations
July 13, 2020
REGISTER HERE! July 21, 2020 at 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. CT In this session of Ankura’s monthly Title IX and Civil Rights Investigations webinar series, Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn will be joined by Franczek P.C. partner Jackie Gharapour Wernz for […]
Franczek P.C. Partner Melissa Sobota Interviewed on WTTW
July 13, 2020
Franczek P.C. partner Melissa Sobota was interviewed on WTTW as part of her role as a Board Member for the Friendship Center food pantry, based in Chicago. The Friendship Center has operated as a food pantry since 1970, providing food […]
Franczek P.C. Offers Title IX Toolkit, Training, and Services for Educational Institutions
July 13, 2020
Almost one-and-a-half years after releasing its proposed rule, the U.S. Department of Education issued new Title IX regulations on May 6, 2020. Because the 2020 Title IX regulations become effective on August 14, 2020, educational institutions must move quickly to […]
U.S. Supreme Court Holds That Prohibiting Government Aid to Private, Religious Schools Runs Afoul of the Constitution
July 10, 2020
Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, which held that a State’s decision to bar aid to religious schools violates the Free Exercise Clause of the U.S. Constitution. As background, in 2015, […]
On July 8, the U.S. Supreme Court issued two 7-2 decisions involving religious exemptions to federal employment and benefits laws. In Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrisey-Berru, the Supreme Court in a 7-2 decision authored by Justice Alito (Justices […]
Labor Board Approves Rules Allowing Company Search of Employee Vehicles and Employer Provided Electronic Devices
July 8, 2020
In Verizon New York, Inc. (Verizon), the National Labor Relations Board (Board) recently found that a work rule reserving the right for the company to monitor and/or search personal property, and a rule permitting the company to monitor use of […]