Category: Firm News
HMBR Successfully Appeals A Circuit Court Decision That Reinstated Pension Credits Awarded To A Government Employee For Unqualified Prior Employment
The River Forest Township (Township), together with the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) successfully appealed a decision of the Cook County Circuit Court that had reinstated 198 months of “omitted service credit” awarded to a former Township employee for his prior employment with a non-profit entity not eligible to make […]
CLIENT ALERT: DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ISSUE FINAL RULE ON DISTANCE EDUCATION AND INNOVATION
The U.S. Department of Education (“ED”) has announced that it will soon officially publish in the Federal Register final regulations governing distance education and innovation in higher education (“Final Rule”). The Final Rule is one of three final regulations to follow from the consensus-building work of the Negotiated Rulemaking Committee […]
Upcoming HMBR Webinar: Title IX Sexual Harassment Training
The new Title IX Regulations on Sexual Harassment became effective on August 14, 2020. HMBR is offering a webinar to help colleges and universities comply with the new training requirements in the regulations. Sign up here. This training is designed for Title IX Coordinators, investigators, hearing officers, hearing panel members, […]
Debbie Osgood Elected as Program Committee Chair for Associated Colleges of Illinois
Debbie Osgood has been elected to serve as the Program Committee Chair for the Associated Colleges of Illinois (ACI). ACI is a network of 22 private independent colleges and universities located in urban, suburban and rural communities throughout Illinois. ACI supports member institutions by helping to advance independent liberal arts […]
HMBR’s New Title IX Compliance Webpage
Check out our new HMBR webpage: Title IX Compliance. This new webpage provides easy access to key Title IX legal documents, including the final Title IX regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Education last month. The final regulations will require that by August 14, 2020, schools make significant […]
NSA Telework Security Guidelines and Video Conferencing
The COVID-19 pandemic and CARES Act have more and more providers examining telehealth as a method of delivering care during this period of reduced patient access and beyond. To facilitate the transition of certain services to telehealth, the Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) has announced […]
HMBR Resource for Colleges and Universities Considering Reopening for Fall 2020
As students across the nation wrap up an unconventional semester, college and university leadership and administrators are wondering when their campuses can reopen and how they might begin this herculean task. While much remains uncertain, it is clear that colleges and universities must be nimble in meeting this challenge while […]
Debbie Osgood Provides “Expert Analysis” of the Final Title IX Regulations in LAW360
Debbie Osgood’s new article on the final Title IX regulations was published in the “Expert Analysis” section of Law360 today. As an HMBR partner and former OCR Enforcement Director, Debbie provides her perspective on the recalibrated scope of Title IX and the role of the federal government in addressing campus […]
HMBR Webinar on the Final Title IX Regulations
HMBR WEBINAR ON THE FINAL TITLE IX REGULATIONS Wednesday, May 13, 2020, 1-2 p.m. CST HMBR is pleased to invite you to attend our webinar on the final Title IX regulations. The regulations, released by the U.S. Department of Education on May 6, 2020, dramatically reset the […]
HMBR Issues Comprehensive Summary of New Title IX Regulations
On May 6, 2020, the U.S. Department of Education issued its much-anticipated new Title IX regulations on sexual harassment. The Department stated that new regulations will go into effect on August 14, 2020. These new regulations mark the first time in the history of the Title IX statute (passed in […]