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Department of Paid Family and Medical Leave Extends the Employer Notice and Private Plan Exemption Application Deadlines

Employment, Higher Education, Policies, Protocols • June 20, 2019

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Baker Administration, MA Legislature Agree to Delay PFML Contribution Start Date from July 1 to Oct. 1, 2019

Employment, Higher Education, Policies, Protocols • June 12, 2019

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NLRB Announces Intent to Issue New Rules on Student Unionization

Higher Education, Policies, Protocols • June 6, 2019

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Department of Family and Medical Leave Extends Two Deadlines

Employment, Higher Education, Policies • May 29, 2019

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A Look into the Crimes Charged in the College Admissions Scandal

Higher Education, Policies, Protocols • April 30, 2019

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Court Rules that Inconsistent Application of Written Policies Could Create an Inference of Unlawful Intent

First Amendment, Policies, Protocols • April 29, 2019

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White House Submits ‘Wish List’ of Changes to Higher Education Act

Higher Education, Reform • April 22, 2019

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Super ‘Subs’? Maybe, Says Federal Appeals Court

Employment, Higher Education, Workplace • March 28, 2019

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Trump Executive Order Focuses on Campus Free Speech and Student Loans

Discrimination, First Amendment, Higher Education • March 27, 2019

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Deliberate Indifference, Revisited

Higher Education, Policies, Protocols, Sexual Misconduct • March 11, 2019

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Post-Trial Arguments Heard in Harvard Admissions Discrimination Case

Discrimination, Higher Education • February 22, 2019

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NCAA Convention Report

NCAA, Policies • February 21, 2019