One of an employer’s most powerful tools for defeating workplace harassment claims is to take “prompt remedial action” upon learning of the alleged harassment. When an employee makes a harassment complaint, an employer may avoid liability if it can establish that it took prompt remedial action to protect the employee. Whether an employer took prompt remedial action is a fact-based determination … [Read more...] about Prompt Remedial Action Remains Effective Method of Defeating Harassment Claims
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The Freundian: Slip What’s The Beef?
Charter schools and traditional publics share educational territory. So, like the farmers and the cowmen in Oklahoma, they should be friends. The cause the schools have in common is adequate resources for the goal they share. Rather than quarreling with each other like hungry puppies at an empty puppy bowl, charter schools and traditional publics should turn, not on each other, but to Harrisburg … [Read more...] about The Freundian: Slip What’s The Beef?
When is a “Temporary” Injury a Disability?
Recently, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals became the first appellate court to offer insight into the American with Disabilities Act Amendments Act’s (ADAAA) broadened definition of the term “disability.” Previously, courts interpreting the ADA typically did not consider impairments that were only temporary in nature to be disabilities. In 2008, however, Congress passed the ADAAA providing that … [Read more...] about When is a “Temporary” Injury a Disability?
Third Circuit Holds Stay-Put Provision of the IDEA Applies Through End of Appeals Process
In a case of first impression, (M.R.& J.R. on behalf of E.R. v Ridley School District, No. 12-4137, 3d Cir. Feb 20, 2014) the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has held that the stay-put provision of the IDEA applies through the end of the appeals process. As a result, the Ridley School District was obliged to pay for nearly three years of private school tuition, despite … [Read more...] about Third Circuit Holds Stay-Put Provision of the IDEA Applies Through End of Appeals Process
Research Shows That Gays and Lesbians Are As Effective In Parenting As Heterosexuals
A recent review entitled “Lesbian and Gay Parents and Determination of Child Custody: The Changing Legal Landscape and Implications for Policy and Practice” published in the American Association’s new journal, Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, released in March 2014, highlighted a recent gap in the law. The gap relates to custody matters involving families with lesbian and gay … [Read more...] about Research Shows That Gays and Lesbians Are As Effective In Parenting As Heterosexuals
All Families Can Be Superheroes
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. This issue affects more families than you might imagine, since all families experience stressful events that can increase the risk of abuse or neglect. Research has identified that the possibility that a child will experience abuse or neglect increases as the number of stressors placed on the family increase. Stressors can include parental depression, … [Read more...] about All Families Can Be Superheroes
