Oct 25, 2016 
Melanie Gurley Keeney
On August 26, 2016, USCIS proposed a new role that would allow certain international entrepreneurs to be considered for parole (temporary permission to be in the U.S.) so that they may start or scale-up their businesses in the U.S. The comment period closed on October...
Tueth Keeney Attorney D. Shane Jones will moderate a free webinar on September 13, examining the impact of the decision and its effect on colleges and universities. In a major decision that is expected to expand union activity at colleges and universities, the...
May 18, 2016 
Kate L. Nash
Update: Review our new insight post on November 23, 2016 "So, never mind about those new FLSA regulations after all?" The Department of Labor's long-awaited final overtime rules were released this morning. In the Final Rules, the DOL set the minimum salary level...
May 18, 2016 Kate L. Nash
Update: Review our new insight post on November 23, 2016 "So, never mind about those new FLSA regulations after all?" The DOL Releases the Long-Awaited "Final Rule" and Guidance Documents Related to Overtime Requirements "“ A Short Summary The Department of Labor's...
May 16, 2016 
Michelle H. Basi
As you have undoubtedly heard by now, on Friday, May 13, 2016, the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice ("DOJ") and the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Education ("OCR") issued joint guidance for schools regarding the treatment of...
In January 2016, the Administrator of the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage Hour Division, David Weil, published an "Administrator's Interpretation" on joint employment under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA").[1] Although the Administrator's Interpretation ("AI")...
Tueth Keeney labor and employment attorneys Kameron Murphy and D. Shane Jones, joined by attorneys from other member firms of the Employment Law Alliance ("ELA"), recently co-authored an amicus brief in Federal Court. The ELA brief encourages the U.S. District Court...
April 9, 2016 Investigating Employee and Student Misconduct: Lessons from "Deflategate" Of course, being in Boston, they found a way to make this presentation about Tom Brady and the Patriots. East coast bias much? Being neither a New Englander nor a Patriots fan, I...
Friday, April 8, 2016 Is Big Brother Really Watching? Good morning! Today started bright and early with a presentation on schools' use of surveillance cameras. A two-fold inquiry: can schools make audio and video recordings of school activities, and should they? The...
Thursday, April 7, 2016 Early Bird Session: Office of Civil Rights (OCR) Workshop This is an opportunity for Council of School Attorneys (COSA) members to discuss recent experiences with OCR investigations. (Unofficial title: "The Airing of Grievances") Comments...
Apr 4, 2016 
Mollie G. Mohan
Missouri employers are currently facing conflicting guidance on how to confront LGBT discrimination issues in the workplace. In October of 2015, a Missouri Court of Appeals held that the Missouri Human Rights Act ("MHRA")"”the state law that governs employment...
Mar 15, 2016 Melanie Gurley Keeney
Last Friday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published its final regulations on STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) Employment Authorization (EAD) Extension. The new regulations will go into effect on May 10, 2016 and allow certain foreign students...
