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The “China Initiative” Just Won’t Die - Recent DOJ Settlement Highlights the Lasting Effect of Trump-Era Policy on Health Care...

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In 2022, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced its decision to shut down the “China Initiative”—the controversial program used to investigate and prosecute academics, health care workers, and...more

Foley Hoag LLP - White Collar Law &...

Congressional Investigations: A Review of Investigations Likely to Continue in 2024 and into the 119th Congress

This is the sixth in our 2024 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. We will be posting further installments in the series throughout the next several...more

Jenner & Block

Chinese Communist Party on Campus? Congress Probes Alleged Chinese Ties to American Universities

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With the 118th Congress well underway, certain investigative priorities have come to the fore. One such priority for Democrats and Republicans alike has been on issues relating to China and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

DOJ: Stanford FCA Case Involved Failures to Disclose Foreign Support From Seven Countries

Report on Research Compliance 20, no. 11 (November, 2023) It wasn't just China. China is among the countries whose support for Stanford University investigators wasn’t reported to five federal research funding agencies,...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Fundamental Research & National Security: Recent Developments & New Issues

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According to the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (“NCSES”), a key driver in the scientific and technological accomplishments of U.S. research universities is the volume of federal support for research...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

NSF Suspends 18 Awards, Receives Repayments Related to Foreign Ties, Research Misconduct

One university lost 14 awards; another, four. An investigator was suspended governmentwide. A public institution paid back more than $850,000, while two others returned nearly a million dollars....more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

How Universities Can Prevent Faculty Prosecutions for Failure to Disclose Foreign Affiliations

Lost in the uproar over the China Initiative that the Justice Department eventually shut down was the role of universities in ensuring compliance with disclosure requirements related to foreign affiliations. In at least some...more

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China Releases "Double Reduction" Policy in Education Sector

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The General Office of the Central Committee of China’s Communist Party and the General Office of the State Council on July 24, 2021 jointly released the Opinions on Further Reducing the Burden of Homework and Off-Campus...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

New Mainland China Official Government Opinion on the Off-campus Tutoring Education Sector—Implications for VIE Structures in This...

Last month we alerted our clients to the expected impact of the Implementation Rules for the Law for Promoting Private Education (“Education Sector Implementation Rules”), which signaled a continued focus by the authorities...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

New Mainland China Implementation Rules for the Law for Promoting Private Education – Implications for Investments into VIE...

On May 14, 2021, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) State Council announced the Implementation Rules for the Law for Promoting Private Education (“Education Sector Implementation Rules”). These measures—which contain...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Disclosure Crucial to Thousand Talents Investigations

China employs its Thousand Talents Program (“TTP”) to recruit overseas academic and scientific talent to work in China by promising research funding from the Chinese government and, occasionally, compensation. TTP has drawn...more

Hogan Lovells

New government contracts and grants rules limit universities' ability to use certain Chinese telecommunications equipment

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Federal contractors, including universities, will soon need to certify that they do not "use" telecommunications equipment or services produced or provided by certain Chinese companies (including ZTE, Hikvision, and Huawei)...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Nota Bene Episode 91: China Q3 Check In - Trade Wars, GDP Growth, Pandemic Comparatives, and Hong Kong with Michael Zhang

Nota Bene Episode 91: China Q3 Check In - Trade Wars, GDP Growth, Pandemic Comparatives, and Hong Kong with Michael Zhang With tensions between the U.S. and China not likely to de-escalate any time soon, what is likely to...more

Morgan Lewis

Higher Education Community Faces Federal Scrutiny of Financial Ties to China

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Both individuals and higher education institutions could face criminal and civil liability if they are not in compliance with federal law in the administration of federal grants and expenditure of federal research dollars, as...more

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The China Initiative Heads to School

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The recent news of arrests of university professors for failing to disclose their participation in Chinese talent programs has hit the academic world like a thunderclap. But those surprised by these arrests have failed to...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

PE Trends In The Healthcare And Education Sectors In Asia

Healthcare and education are generally seen as resilient sectors due to their counter-cyclical characteristics. In light of the economic and socio-political instability around the world, recession resistant investments in...more

Pullman & Comley - School Law

Special Education in the Age of the Coronavirus

Connecticut’s mandated closing of school districts up to March 31, 2020 in response to COVID-19 – more colloquially known as the Coronavirus – has left school districts struggling with how they can best continue to provide...more

Franczek P.C.

Joint Statement Clarifies That Employees Can Be Expected to Work During Act of God Days

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Although Act of God days between March 17 and March 30 will not be made up and are not instructional days, “the employer can expect school district employees to participate in work activities,” including stipend work, “in...more

Pullman & Comley - School Law

Addressing Your Labor Matters While Closing Your District Due to COVID-19

School districts have been directed to be closed until at least March 31, 2020. The CIAC has cancelled winter sports playoffs and schools have cancelled extracurricular activities. ...more

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New Jersey Governor Orders Curfew, School Closings and Limitations of Business Hours

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Yesterday (March 16, 2020) the Governor of New Jersey issued Executive Order No. 104 (the “Order”) and activated the National Guard under the Emergency Powers provided under the New Jersey Constitution in another effort to...more

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ISBE Guidance Aims to Relieve Confusion for Closing Schools

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Governor JB Pritzker’s recent order that all K-12 schools in Illinois be closed between March 17 and March 30 has left school districts scrambling to prepare to close school tomorrow. On Saturday, March 14, ISBE updated its...more

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In the Nick of Time—Special Education Timelines During School Closures for COVID-19

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In the wake of Governor Pritzker’s recent order requiring all Illinois schools to close between March 17 and March 30, many schools and school districts have been left guessing how to best serve students with disabilities and...more

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New FAQs Clarify Colorado Emergency Paid Sick Leave Rules

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The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment released new FAQs to clarify requirements under the Colorado Health Emergency Leave with Pay (“Colorado HELP”) Rules, issued on March 11, 2020, that require certain employers to...more

Pullman & Comley - School Law

What If Your District Shuts Down and Cannot Meet the 180 School Day Minimum for Instruction?

As you are all aware, a basic educational requirement in the State of Connecticut is that each school district must make a minimum of 180 days of instruction available to students each school year. ...more

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Colorado Emergency Rule Requires Up to 4 Paid Sick Leave Days for Employees with Flu-Like Symptoms Who Are Tested for COVID-19

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On March 11, 2020, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment issued Colorado Health Emergency Leave with Pay (“Colorado HELP”) Rules that require certain employers to provide paid sick leave for employees with flu-like...more

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