HMBR Attorneys to Present at the 2018 CECU Legal Workshop and Convention in Orlando, Florida
Don’t miss the 2018 CECU Legal Workshop and Convention June 3 – 6, 2018 Orlando, Florida Hogan Marren Babbo & Rose, Ltd. attorneys will be presenting and participating on panels at CECU’s Legal Workshop and Convention. At the Legal Workshop, on Monday, June 4, […]
Patrick Deady speaks at the AFL-CIO’s Annual Union Lawyers’ Conference in Atlanta, Georgia
Patrick E. Deady appeared on a panel to discuss how to bargain contracts and advise your clients on Health Care in light of the Affordable Care Act at the annual AFL-CIO LLC Union Lawyers Conference on May 18
OCR Offers New – and FREE – Technical Assistance In Website Accessibility Issues
With Jonathan Helwink After recently dismissing hundreds of a single complainant’s website accessibility cases due to a lack of sufficient agency resources, the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that it is launching a new proactive technical assistance initiative to help schools of all types in making […]
Cashing In On Collegiate Sports?
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (“PASPA”) in the case of Murphy, Governor of New Jersey, et. al. v. National Collegiate Athletic Assn, et. al. For more than 25 years, PASPA had prohibited all but a handful of grandfathered states from […]
“In the Name of Hate: Examining the Federal Government’s Role in Preventing Hate Crimes”
Debbie Osgood, partner at HMBR, will be speaking as a panelist before the U.S. Commissions on Civil Rights, May 11th, 2018. Debbie will be discussing harassment in education and OCR’s role in addressing harassment. To watch the USCCR session on hate crimes, click here. To read Debbie’s address to the […]
Reclaiming the Amateurism Foundations of College Basketball
Earlier this week, the independent Commission on College Basketball (“Commission”) released its 60-page report containing far-reaching recommendations in furtherance of the sport. The twelve-member Commission, headed by former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, was formed in the aftermath of last year’s FBI investigation into corruption and fraud in college […]
Debbie Osgood Quoted in New York Times on Changes to OCR’s Case Processing Procedures
Debbie Osgood, partner at HMBR, has been quoted in the New York Times April 21, 2018 issue discussing the changes to the Office for Civil Rights case processing procedures. Click here to read the full article.
GDPR and Higher Education in the US: An Overview
Welcome to the first in HMBR’s series of FAQ’s developed to inform colleges and universities in the United States (US) about the GDPR and how various activities may bring them under the jurisdiction of European Union (EU) data protection authorities, even when they have no established presence in the EU. […]
The Return of In Loco Parentis?
In loco parentis (Latin for “in the place of a parent”) is a phrase that refers to the legal responsibility of an individual or organization to assume some of the functions and responsibilities of the parent. In higher education, this doctrine was very much alive and well, and […]
Debbie Osgood discusses Title IX issues on Matter of Fact with Soledad O’Brien
Debbie Osgood, partner at HMBR, appears on the March 18, 2018 airing of Matter of Fact with Soledad O’Brien. Debbie discusses balancing the need to encourage victims of sexual assault to come forward while protecting due process for the accused.