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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, […]

  May 22, 2018  |  By    |   On Education

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

  May 22, 2018  |  By    |   On Firm News

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 […]

  May 17, 2018  |  By    |   On Education

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 […]

  May 17, 2018  |  By    |   On Education

“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 […]

  May 11, 2018  |  By    |   On Education

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 […]

  May 4, 2018  |  By    |   On Education

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.  

  Apr 27, 2018  |  By    |   On Education

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. […]

  Apr 6, 2018  |  By    |   On Data Privacy and Protection

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 […]

  Mar 29, 2018  |  By    |   On Education

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.  

  Mar 18, 2018  |  By    |   On Firm News