Our Education Group discusses how college and university legal counsel can track and prepare for changes in student-athletes’ employment status....more
2/20/2025
/ Educational Institutions ,
Employee Rights ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Labor Reform ,
NCAA ,
NLRB ,
Student Athletes ,
Student Employees
Our Education Team parses a pair of First Amendment cases that directly affect colleges’ and universities’ free speech policies for employees and students....more
How can colleges and universities respond to the U.S. Supreme Court’s Students for Fair Admissions decision? Alston & Bird and Huron Consulting offer strategies institutions can use to retain their diversity, equity, and...more
The rise of superconferences may not be the only sea change in Division I college athletics. Our Education Team tackles the NCAA president’s attempt to address how schools cater to their student-athletes’ ability to cash in...more
Our Education Team breaks down final regulations that allow the Department of Education greater oversight and authority over institutions’ finances....more
An Illinois federal court ruled that Day Pacer, formerly known as EduTrek, and three of the company’s executives violated the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR). Our TCPA Counseling & Litigation Team breaks down the case....more
A consortium of state attorneys general have called out an overeager robocaller in court. Our TCPA Counseling & Litigation Team delves into the details of the 141-page suit, including the support the company provided to...more
The Supreme Court’s decision to strike down affirmative action will spur more challenges to educational institutions’ policies beyond admissions. Our Education Team discusses race conscious admissions prior to the Court’s...more
7/18/2023
/ Affirmative Action ,
Civil Rights Act ,
College Admissions ,
Colleges ,
Diversity ,
Educational Institutions ,
Equal Protection ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Race Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina ,
Title VI ,
Universities
Our TCPA Counseling & Litigation Team calls out the four ways the Federal Communications Commission’s new proposed rule would strengthen consumer rights under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act....more
The Biden Administration is scrambling to find a new way to provide relief to the nearly 43 million people who borrowed $430 billion in student loans. Our Education Team breaks down the Supreme Court’s ruling and questions...more
Our Education Team delves into new proposed regulations that would bring a substantial change to the way Title IV is administered. New gainful employment regulations are more complex than Obama-era versions....more
Our Education Team studies how a change to the 90/10 Rule will affect how for-profit institutions will count federal funding in the 90/10 calculation. The Moran–Carper Amendment to the American Rescue Plan significantly...more
Our Education Team explores how a new round of repayment discharges – totaling $238 million for 28,000 student borrowers – announces a return to the use of the group discharge....more
Our Education and Consumer Protection/FTC Teams discuss a proposed rule from the Federal Trade Commission that could cost for-profit colleges and other industries “steep penalties” for alleged violations. The new rule would...more
Our Education Team examines how the Borrower Defense Rule is again expanding under the Biden Administration, beginning with a huge decision involving, for the first time, for-profit schools that are still operating. Nearly...more
Higher education protected students’ and employees’ health by closing their campuses and moving – virtually overnight – to online learning. Now they face high-risk class actions from students and their parents. Our Colleges &...more