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Each month, CUPA-HR General Counsel Ira Shepard provides an overview of several labor and employment law cases and regulatory actions with implications for the higher ed workplace. Here’s the latest from Ira. Dartmouth Refuses to Bargain With Men’s Basketball Team Union As the next chapter in the Dartmouth College men’s basketball players union dispute, Dartmouth... View Article
Each month, CUPA-HR General Counsel Ira Shepard provides an overview of several labor and employment law cases and regulatory actions with implications for the higher ed workplace. Here’s the latest from Ira. Dartmouth College May Appeal NLRB’s Decision Allowing Basketball Players to Unionize The Dartmouth College men’s basketball team voted 13-2 to unionize, selecting the... View Article
Each month, CUPA-HR General Counsel Ira Shepard provides an overview of several labor and employment law cases and regulatory actions with implications for the higher ed workplace. Here’s the latest from Ira. Basketball Players Are Employees of Dartmouth, NLRB Concludes—Union Vote Scheduled for March 5 Student-athletes on the Dartmouth College men’s basketball team will vote... View Article
Each month, CUPA-HR General Counsel Ira Shepard provides an overview of several labor and employment law cases and regulatory actions with implications for the higher ed workplace. Here’s the latest from Ira. Medical School Surgeon Awarded $15 Million in Damages Resulting From Biased Harassment Investigation A federal trial court jury awarded a medical school surgeon... View Article
Each month, CUPA-HR General Counsel Ira Shepard provides an overview of several labor and employment law cases and regulatory actions with implications for the higher ed workplace. Here’s the latest from Ira. University of California May Test Federal Ban on Hiring Undocumented Workers The University of California may be the first public institution to challenge... View Article
Each month, CUPA-HR General Counsel Ira Shepard provides an overview of several labor and employment law cases and regulatory actions with implications for the higher ed workplace. Here’s the latest from Ira. California Becomes First State to Mandate Workplace Violence Prevention Plans Under a new law, the first broad state law of its kind, most... View Article
Each month, CUPA-HR General Counsel Ira Shepard provides an overview of several labor and employment law cases and regulatory actions with implications for the higher ed workplace. Here’s the latest from Ira. Governor Newsom Vetoes Bill That Would Ban Caste Discrimination California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed what would have been the first specific state ban... View Article
Each month, CUPA-HR General Counsel Ira Shepard provides an overview of several labor and employment law cases and regulatory actions with implications for the higher ed workplace. Here’s the latest from Ira. Unionization Increases to Record Levels, Largely Driven by Graduate Students and Medical Interns Unionization in the first six months of 2023 reached near... View Article
Each month, CUPA-HR General Counsel Ira Shepard provides an overview of several labor and employment law cases and regulatory actions with implications for the higher ed workplace. Here’s the latest from Ira. Tenured Professor Loses First Amendment Retaliation Claim Related to “Offensive” Blog Posted Months Before the Adverse Action The U.S. Court of Appeals for... View Article
Each month, CUPA-HR General Counsel Ira Shepard provides an overview of several labor and employment law cases and regulatory actions with implications for the higher ed workplace. Here’s the latest from Ira. Supreme Court Holds That Use of Race as a Factor in College Admissions Is Unconstitutional — Impact on Workplace Affirmative Action Plans Not... View Article
Each month, CUPA-HR General Counsel Ira Shepard provides an overview of several labor and employment law cases and regulatory actions with implications for the higher ed workplace. Here’s the latest from Ira. NLRB Issues a Formal Complaint Alleging College Football and Basketball Players Are Employees and Can Petition to Unionize The NLRB regional director in... View Article
Each month, CUPA-HR General Counsel Ira Shepard provides an overview of several labor and employment law cases and regulatory actions with implications for the higher ed workplace. Here’s the latest from Ira. Court of Appeals Denies a Teacher’s Religious Accommodation Request to Be Excused From Student Pronoun Rule A divided 7th U.S. Circuit Court of... View Article