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Nov 20, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Janice Gregerson |Grace Lee |Caryn Pass
Just last week, a court order blocked the implementation of a Department of Labor rule that would increase the salary thresholds for exempt employees. Many independent schools may be wondering what this means for them, especially when they have already made changes to comply with the July 1, 2024 salary threshold increase. In this newsletter, we review how we got here and what next steps may look like. What Does the FLSA Do?
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Janice Gregerson |Grace Lee |Caryn Pass
Now that independent schools are well into the 2024-2025 school year, independent schools are turning their attention toward enrollment and re-enrollment season for the 2025-2026 school year. Before issuing enrollment contracts, independent schools would be wise to review and fine-tune their enrollment contracts with an eye to issues that arose in years past to ensure that those most pressing issues impacting the relationship between the school and its enrolled families are contemplated.
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Aug 2, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Janice Gregerson |Grace Lee |Caryn Pass
Increases to the Salary ThresholdIn a 2024 Final Rule, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it would be increasing in two phases the salary threshold for employees to be exempt from overtime. Specifically: As of July 1, 2024, the threshold increased to $844 per week/$43,888 annualized, up from the current threshold of $684 per week/$35,568 annualized; and As of January 1, 2025, the threshold will increase again to $1,128 per week/$58,656 annualized.
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Mar 29, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Janice Gregerson |Grace Lee |Caryn Pass
In 2022, and as previously discussed here, two separate federal district courts each held that an independent school's status as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization is considered a school's receipt of federal financial assistance. Both decisions were departures from prior precedent and legal interpretation.
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Mar 11, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Caryn Pass |Grace Lee |Janice Gregerson |Ashley Sykes
Each year, new issues, technologies, and events impact the way
that independent schools set and carry out their expectations,
values, and procedures in their communities. As independent schools
embark on the 2024-2025 school year, it is imperative that they
ensure that their employee and student handbooks are not only
comprehensive but also address new and evolving issues affecting
independent schools.
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Jan 8, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Janice Gregerson |Grace Lee |Caryn Pass
Independent schools with more than 100 employees are reminded that they have a legal obligation to file an EEO-1 report with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)—and the December 5 deadline is here. If an employer fails to file by this deadline, they will receive a notice from the EEOC and will have until January 9, 2024 to file. Venable has the following quick tips and reminders to make your EEO-1 filing easier.
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Oct 27, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Caryn Pass |Grace Lee |Janice Gregerson |Ashley Sykes
With COVID-era travel restrictions in the rearview mirror,
school-sponsored student travel is quickly accelerating back to
pre-pandemic levels. As an integral part of the curriculum and an
engine to provide a vibrant and expansive curriculum and student
experience, independent schools are eagerly reincorporating
international trips, exchange programs, and other student trips and
travel opportunities into their educational programs.
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Oct 26, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Janice Gregerson |Grace Lee |Caryn Pass
With COVID-era travel restrictions in the rearview mirror, school-sponsored student travel is quickly accelerating back to pre-pandemic levels. As an integral part of the curriculum and an engine to provide a vibrant and expansive curriculum and student experience, independent schools are eagerly reincorporating international trips, exchange programs, and other student trips and travel opportunities into their educational programs.
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Sep 29, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Janice Gregerson |Grace Lee |Caryn Pass
As independent schools work to promote equity, understanding, and inclusion of students across the gender spectrum on their campuses, it seems that legislative efforts on the state and federal levels are moving in the opposite direction. To date, 23 states have passed laws prohibiting transgender students from participating in school sports aligned with their gender identity.
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Aug 29, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Janice Gregerson |Ashley Sykes
The highest priority for any independent school is ensuring the safety and security of the students committed to its care. Central to meeting this responsibility is establishing and enforcing appropriate boundaries between students and employees. In this newsletter, we will review some of the common issues independent schools should consider as they establish and communicate their policies on appropriate interactions.
