The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) has released a data snapshot about education access for students with disabilities drawn from OCR’s 2020-21 Civil Rights Data Collection (“CRDC”). The CRDC “gathers information about student access to educational
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New Bill Attacks Non-Disclosure Agreements and Would Protect Those Who “Reasonably Believe” Discrimination Occurred
It’s March and things are heating up at the General Assembly so let’s get right at the bills that employers should be aware of.
Senate Bill 4 — which is deemed to be a Senate caucus priority bill, and thus…
OCR Releases New Resources Regarding Common Medical Conditions and Section 504 Compliance
The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) recently released important guidance about when four common medical conditions may require accommodations under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Section 504 protects the rights of individuals with disabilities…
New Rule on Clean Energy Tax Credits Direct Pay Could Benefit Public Universities and Public Schools
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IRA”) made several changes to the tax laws allowing owners to transfer certain manufacturing investment, clean energy investment and production tax credits to unrelated third parties or to elect for direct payment in…
Register Now for Connecticut Association Of Schools’ (CAS) Annual Leadership Conference 2024
It’s not too late to register for the Connecticut Association of Schools’ Annual Leadership Conference. Several Shipman attorneys will present as part of the Connecticut Association of Schools’ (CAS) Annual Leadership Conference to be held at the Mystic Marriott…
CAS Legal Mailbag – 2/29/24
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag,
As always, I found your response to be insightful, especially in terms of how we might involve law enforcement if we suspect that a parent or guardian is under the…
DCF’s Human Trafficking Online Training for Educators Now Available
In 2017, the Connecticut Legislature passed the Human Trafficking Awareness Public Act 17-32, establishing the requirement that the Connecticut Department of Children and Families develop an educational and refresher training program in consultation with the Connecticut Department of Emergency…
Neurodiversity in the Workplace – New PLI Article
This month, I published a new article for Practicing Law Institute Chronicle entitled Neurodiversity in the Workplace.
The article builds off a post I did last November by taking a look at some of the cases that have tackled…
CAS Legal Mailbag – 2/22/24
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag,
As a school administrator, I am writing to seek guidance on a pressing issue that has arisen in our school community since the legalization of marijuana in our state of…
Marital Status Discrimination: The Unknown Protected Class
Last week, Law360 quoted me in an article on marital status discrimination. (They timed it for Valentine’s Day; make of that what you will.)
The gist of the article is that marital status discrimination is something for employers to…