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From Lawyer to Employer | Season 4, Episode 4: From the Front Lines: 2025’s Biggest Employment Law Trends
In this episode of From Lawyer to Employer, host Dan Schwartz sits down with Abby Booth to unpack highlights from Shipman’s annual Labor & Employment Seminar — from evolving federal and state developments to real-world compliance takeaways for employers. They cover the latest on I-9 audits, NLRB updates, harassment and retaliation trends, reductions in force, and key U.S. and Connecticut Supreme Court decisions shaping the workplace in 2025.
[Webinar] 2024 Labor and Employment Series - Public Relations, Social Media, and Lawsuits - October 22nd, 9:00 am - 10:00 am EDT | JD Supra
2024 Labor and Employment Webinar Series In our complimentary four-part webinar series, Shipman's labor and employment attorneys will guide private-sector employers through some of the most pressing legal challenges in the modern workplace. From neurodiversity and AI-driven privacy concerns to the latest employment law trends and managing the impact of social media on your organization's reputation, each session is designed to provide insights and practical tips.
School Superintendents And Executive Session: A Cautionary Tale About The FOIA
SG Shipman & Goodwin LLP More Shipman & Goodwin’s value lies in our commitment -- to our clients, to the profession and to the community. We have one goal: to help our clients achieve their goals. How we accomplish it is simple: we devote our considerable experience and depth of knowledge to understand each client’s unique needs, business and industry, and then we develop solutions to meet those needs. Clients turn to us when they need a trusted advisor.
2024 Title IX Final Rule Released
Earlier this morning, and almost a year after its expected release in May 2023, the U.S. Department of Education issued the 2024 Title IX Final Rule on sex-based harassment and discrimination (the “Final Rule”). The implementation day for the Final Rule is August 1, 2024, leaving public schools and other covered entities just over 100 days to comply with these new changes.
Fourth Circuit Holds that an Independent School’s 501(c)(3) Status Does Not Constitute the Receipt of “Federal Financial Assistance” for Purposes of Title IX
In a well-reasoned opinion, a unanimous panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has reaffirmed that an independent school’s 501(c)(3) status as a tax-exempt organization does not make the school a recipient of federal financial assistance subject to Title IX or similar federal laws. See Buettner-Hartsoe; N.H. v. Baltimore Lutheran High School Assoc. et al, (4th Cir. March 27, 2024).
Office for Civil Rights Releases New Data Snapshot Regarding the 2020-2021 Civil Rights Data Collection
The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) has released a data snapshot about education access for students with disabilities drawn from OCR’s 2020-21 Civil Rights Data Collection (“CRDC”). The CRDC “gathers information about student access to educational programs, activities, staff, and school climate factors” from all public schools in the United States and Puerto Rico that serve students preschool through grade 12.
OCR Releases New Resources Regarding Common Medical Conditions and Section 504 Compliance
The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) recently released important guidance about when four common medical conditions may require accommodations under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Section 504 protects the rights of individuals with disabilities in programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance including public school districts, public colleges and universities and any private schools or colleges that accept federal funds.
CAS Legal Mailbag - 1/11/24
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter Dear Legal Mailbag: We are having a discussion about whether it could be appropriate at a PPT meeting to consider whether to exit a student with a specific learning disability (SLD)/dyslexia from special education because he may no longer need specialized instruction to access the general education curriculum. However, this student does benefit from accommodations to support his dyslexia.
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