The concept of an open adoption is relatively new. A cultural shift has occurred that acknowledges the damage done in previous generations by making adoption a secret. Adoption professionals today emphasize an adoptee’s right to be aware of the adoption, and the importance of honoring the adoptee’s heritage. In the middle of the holiday season, it is not our intent to create new pressures or … [Read more...] about On Being Open to New Opportunities: Reflections on Open Adoption During the Holiday Season
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Double or Nothing – Has Re-Exhaustion Become an Excuse for Non-Exhaustion Under the IDEA?
In an interesting case out of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the Court found that parents who filed an appeal in a special education due process matter that they lost could simply add as an issue in the appeal a newly-proposed IEP, rather than filing a new due process complaint to contest the appropriateness of the new IEP. In J.N. v. Penn-Delco School District, parents sought tuition … [Read more...] about Double or Nothing – Has Re-Exhaustion Become an Excuse for Non-Exhaustion Under the IDEA?
Workers Lose Supreme Court Battle on Pay for Time Spent Waiting in Employer-Mandated Security Checks
Yesterday, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in the matter of Integrity Staffing Solutions, Inc. v. Busk, et al., holding that employees are not entitled to be paid for time spent waiting in line to undergo a security screening before leaving work each day. This ruling is considered a major victory for the many large retail employers who are currently facing multi-million dollar class … [Read more...] about Workers Lose Supreme Court Battle on Pay for Time Spent Waiting in Employer-Mandated Security Checks
Students Love Technology, Even When it Comes to Smoking – Why School Entities Should Act to Prohibit Electronic Cigarettes on Campus
While smoking has been unlawful on school campuses in Pennsylvania for several years, it appears that current federal and state laws that apply these bans do not include electronic cigarettes. As a result, school entities should act to address this issue on their own campuses and update their policies as needed. Pennsylvania’s Clean Indoor Act prohibits smoking in a public place and defines … [Read more...] about Students Love Technology, Even When it Comes to Smoking – Why School Entities Should Act to Prohibit Electronic Cigarettes on Campus
Want to Hire Seasonal Employees Without Incurring the Cost of Unemployment Compensation? Preparation is Required
Around the holiday season, as an investment in business growth, many businesses hire employees on a seasonal basis. However, without preparation, an employer’s potential for holiday profits may be reduced by the cost of paying Unemployment Compensation benefits. As most employers are well aware, when an employee’s job ends through no fault of the employee, such as seasonal employment, employers … [Read more...] about Want to Hire Seasonal Employees Without Incurring the Cost of Unemployment Compensation? Preparation is Required
It’s Not Just Kid-Stuff: Peer to Peer Cyberbullying Continues in Colleges and Universities
In 2005, Darby Dickerson, then-Vice-President and Dean of Stetson University College of Law, wrote a legal commentary warning the higher education community to be alert to the dangers from a “sinister e-culprit,” the cyberbully. Since the publication of Dickerson’s commentary, thousands of articles have been published on the topic of cyberbullying, most dealing with the problem of cyberbullying in … [Read more...] about It’s Not Just Kid-Stuff: Peer to Peer Cyberbullying Continues in Colleges and Universities
