Every summer, colleges across the country welcome thousands of minors onto their campuses for a variety of residential programs. Today, a growing number of minors identify as transgender and nonbinary, raising unique legal and policy questions that don't apply to adult college students, says guest columnist Isaac Mamaysky, a partner in Potomac Law Group.
For the thousands of colleges and universities that were not ensnared by the Justice Department's "Operation Varsity Blues" investigation, their collective sigh of relief could be premature.
With ongoing criminal investigations, potential litigation and more oversight from the government and other monitoring organizations, it's a good time for all schools to pressure test various admissions-related areas, say guest columnists David H. Harper and Nicole Somerville.
Federal grants and loans provided under Title IV programs are especially susceptible to FCA violations because of the extensive requirements that attach to these funds. You can reduce your institution's Title IV FCA risk by adhering to simple guidelines.
(Note: This is the last of a three-part series on insurance coverage in the #MeToo era. Read Part One here. Read Part Two here.) Navigating the claims process for sex abuse claims can be challenging for even seasoned litigators, especially now that the increase in sex abuse claims will likely result in an equally strong […]
(Note: This is part two of a three part series on insurance coverage in the #MeToo era. Read Part one here.) An often troubling reality of sex abuse cases is that more often than not, the abuse occurs over an extended period of time, involves multiple victims, offenders and repeat offenses, and has effects that […]
When it comes to sex abuse claims, the increasingly litigious climate, coupled with societal inflation of jury awards for abuse cases, has opened up educational institutions to significant risk and potentially bankrupting liability.
Private colleges and universities may get more certainty over whether they must treat graduate-student teaching assistants as employees who have the right to unionize.
