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Morgan Lewis Bolsters Employment Team with Partner Jill Vorobiev in Chicago

1 month ago | morganlewis.com | Jami McKeon |David McManus |Emily Garrison |Marina Aronchik

CHICAGO, March 6, 2025: Further enhancing its leading labor and employment litigation practice, Morgan Lewis today welcomes partner Jill Vorobiev in Chicago. Jill arrives from Reed Smith and will continue to represent employers in complex litigation matters, including employment discrimination lawsuits, whistleblower cases, trade secret and noncompete matters, and disputes and other matters arising under ERISA, the ADA, and the FMLA.
My anxiety as a teacher rises with every school shooting

Sep 27, 2024 | desertsun.com | Emily Garrison

“Four dead in shooting at Georgia high school, 14-year-old suspect in custody.” The ABC News headline blasts across my Apple Watch. I am in the middle of teaching ninth graders how to draw inferences to support an interpretation of Roald Dahl’s “Lamb to the Slaughter.” They’re captivated by housewife Mary Maloney’s stoic demeanor as she covers up her violent retaliation against her husband.
UPDATE: Vegetarian meal options increase in California school lunches, says new report

Sep 26, 2024 | edsource.org | John Fensterwald |Emily Garrison |MIchael Burke |Michael Burke |Riya Parekh

News Brief Thursday September 26, 2024 10:23 am More California schools are offering vegetarian lunch options, although the percentage of these options still remains low, according to a new report from the organization Friends of the Earth. The report, Plant-Based Trends in California’s School Lunches, found that in the state’s largest 25 school districts, the percentage of vegetarian menu options increased from just 7% of menu options in 2019 to 11% in 2023.
UPDATE: Governor vetoes bill to provide free condoms in school

Sep 26, 2024 | edsource.org | John Fensterwald |Emily Garrison |MIchael Burke |Michael Burke |Riya Parekh

News Brief Thursday September 26, 2024 10:01 am Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Wednesday that would have required high schools to offer free condoms to students. As reported by Politico, the bill would have required high schools to provide condoms for students to take without going through staff, in at least two locations on campus, beginning in 2025. The bill also would have allowed public schools to make condoms available in public health programs beginning in seventh grade.
COMMENTARY: My anxiety as a teacher rises with every school shooting

Sep 25, 2024 | edsource.org | Emily Garrison

Students at Clairemont High School in San Diego participate in a national school walkout in 2018 to demand gun control -- almost two decades after Columbine. David Washburn / EdSource“Four dead in shooting at Georgia high school, 14-year-old suspect in custody.” The ABC News headline blasts across my Apple Watch.
UPDATE: Guaranteed income program approved for some Sacramento foster youth

Sep 25, 2024 | edsource.org | Emily Garrison |MIchael Burke |Michael Burke |Riya Parekh |Amy DiPierro

News Brief Wednesday September 25, 2024 4:19 pm Some Sacramento foster youth may soon be eligible for a new guaranteed basic income program, according to reporting by CBS News. Youth aging out of the foster system would be eligible for the program. One such person may be Ignacio Taylor, a 19-year-old American River College student, as he recently aged out. He told CBS News: “A lot of the time, it’s beyond paying rent,” Taylor said.
LEARNS’ missing ingredient: universal free meals | Opinion

Nov 17, 2023 | arkadelphian.com | Joel Phelps |Emily Garrison |Arkansas Advocate

By EMILY GARRISON | Arkansas AdvocateEarlier in my career, I held a position as a director in a school food pantry. Every Friday after school, I dedicated my time to filling backpacks, ensuring that students had enough food to get them through the weekend. One student stands out in my memory from that time: Isabella, a sophomore in my class. Whenever she came to collect her family’s food, our interactions were minimal. She signed out her backpack, often avoiding eye contact.
LEARNS’ missing ingredient: universal free meals

Nov 17, 2023 | arkansasadvocate.com | Emily Garrison

Earlier in my career, I held a position as a director in a school food pantry. Every Friday after school, I dedicated my time to filling backpacks, ensuring that students had enough food to get them through the weekend. One student stands out in my memory from that time: Isabella, a sophomore in my class. Whenever she came to collect her family’s food, our interactions were minimal. She signed out her backpack, often avoiding eye contact.