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District Court Dismisses Challenge to Elimination of Religious Exemptions from School Vaccine Mandates

By Julie P. Reznik & Peter J. Maher on January 18, 2022

Posted in Constitutional Rights, Establishment of Religion, Featured, Free Exercise of Religion, Independent Schools, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Public Schools, Religion and the Schools, Special Education

On January 11, 2022, the federal District Court for the District of Connecticut dismissed a lawsuit brought by two associations and three individuals against three…
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OCR Issues Notice of Interpretation under Title IX Relating to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

By Gwen J. Zittoun on June 18, 2021

Posted in Colleges and Universities, Discrimination, Featured, Public Schools, Publications and Alerts

On June 16, 2021, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) issued a Notice of Interpretation titled “The Department’s Enforcement of Title…
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New Obligations for Connecticut Public Employers With Respect To Union Access to Employees

By Jarad M. Lucan & Christopher Engler on June 4, 2021

Posted in Employer Obligations, Featured, Public Schools, Publications and Alerts

On June 4, 2021, Governor Lamont signed into law Public Act 21-25, which is effective October 1, 2021. This Act, entitled “An Act Concerning Access…
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Jessica Richman Smith and Thomas Mooney Answer Eight Key Questions for CASPA on Personnel Issues as the Pandemic Ends

By Thomas B. Mooney & Jessica Richman Smith on May 24, 2021

Posted in Employer Obligations, Employer Responsibilities, Featured, Medical & Other Leaves, Public Schools, Responsibilities

On May 21, 2021, Jessica Richman Smith and Thomas Mooney spoke at the Annual Meeting of the Connecticut Association of School Personnel Administrators. During their…
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Minority Educator Recruitment Plans, Diversity Efforts, and Non-Discrimination

By Jessica Richman Smith, Dori Pagé Antonetti & Sarah Gleason on April 19, 2021

Posted in Discrimination, Employer Obligations, Featured, Public Schools

As public school districts across Connecticut are aware, the state has mandated that each school district develop and implement a written plan for minority educator…
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President Biden Executive Order Paves the Way for Future Changes to Title IX

By Gwen J. Zittoun & Sarah Gleason on March 11, 2021

Posted in Colleges and Universities, Discrimination, Featured, Independent Schools, Public Schools, Rights of Students, Students

On March 8, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order related to Title IX, sex discrimination, and sexual harassment in schools. While the Executive Order…
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Governor Lamont Extends FFCRA Paid Leave Provisions for School Employees

By Tyler Bischoff & Peter J. Murphy on February 8, 2021

Posted in Board Organization, Authority and Responsibilities, Collective Bargaining, Collective Bargaining, Generally, Colleges and Universities, Employer Obligations, Employer Responsibilities, Employment of Teachers, Featured, Finances, Independent Schools, Public Schools, Rights of Teachers, Teacher Employment, Evaluation and Dismissal

On February 4, 2021, Governor Lamont issued Executive Order 10, which requires local and regional boards of education to continue to provide paid leave…
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Politics and the Workplace: More than Just Free Speech Considerations

By Daniel Schwartz & Julie C. Fay on October 19, 2020

Posted in Colleges and Universities, Employer Obligations, Featured, Independent Schools, Public Schools

We hope you enjoyed our webinar on Free Speech Issues in the Workplace. If you weren’t able to join us live, you may watch a…
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Sexual Harassment Training Requirements for School Districts

By Julie C. Fay, Gwen J. Zittoun, Tyler Bischoff & Sarah Gleason on September 29, 2020

Posted in Employer Responsibilities, Featured, Independent Schools, Public Schools

School districts have been inundated over the last six months with new laws and guidance surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. While understandably our collective focus has…
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New Title IX Regulations To Take Effect in August 2020

By Tyler Bischoff, Jessica Richman Smith, Gwen J. Zittoun & Julie C. Fay on July 20, 2020

Posted in Colleges and Universities, Discrimination, Employer Obligations, Featured, Public Schools

On May 6th, the U.S. Department of Education published its long-awaited final regulations regarding sexual harassment under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.
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