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10 social media tips for employers and employees

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Want to stay out of trouble? Read on! Did you know that this Sunday will be "Social Media Day"? Neither did I. But even after all this time, social media continues to get employees and employers in trouble. Here are six...more

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The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 9, November 2023

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The Accreditation Overhaul for North Carolina (and Florida) Colleges - Last month, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed House Bill 8 (HB 8) into law. In addition to establishing a new computer science requirement for...more

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The U.S. Supreme Court Creates a Problem it Sought to Solve

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With a few exceptions the Supreme Courts of the United States both in Washington and 50 state capitals are courts of “limited jurisdiction.” That is to say that they don’t hold trials and they essentially determine what cases...more

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COVID-19 Update: We’re All in This Together, but Landlords Are About to Take a Bath – SDNY Upholds Constitutionality of NYC’s...

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As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded upon New York City, policymakers grappled with impossible decisions regarding how to protect public health and stave off economic ruin for individuals, businesses and the economy at large....more

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Recent Federal Court Decision Upholds the Constitutionality of NYC Pandemic-Related Legislation Affecting Commercial Leases

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The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York recently found that three laws enacted by the City of New York in response to the COVID-19 pandemic were constitutional, and dismissed a challenge to the...more

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Can an Online Threat Trigger the Need for An Emergency Removal Under Title IX?

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It’s unlikely that online threats could be immediate threats to physical health or safety, unless the threatening individual is in close physical proximity to those being threatened, or the threat is pretty detailed and...more

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Dear Littler: Can We Discipline An Employee Who "Took a Knee" During the Anthem?

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Dear Littler: I work for a prominent company in a small city here in the Hoosier State, and we are very involved in our local community. We sponsor a corporate softball team, and last night one of our team members “took a...more

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North Carolina Cyberbullying statute struck down as unconstitutional

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On February 9, 2012, Robert Bishop was arrested and charged with one count of cyberbullying under the North Carolina Cyberbullying statute, which states that it is “unlawful for any person to use a computer or computer...more

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Cooling hot political buttons

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During every political campaign, I am reminded of the notion that if we speak about our co-workers or subordinates in the manner in which the American voter speaks about political candidates, we should expect some remediation...more

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