Higher Education Attorneys
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Colleges and universities, both public and private, have unique legal needs. Higher education institutions must maintain compliance with a complex array of regulatory and statutory requirements while providing the best and safest environment for faculty, students, staff, visitors and other stakeholders. These requirements are all in addition to the basic corporate, contract, employment, and other legal issues all businesses encounter.
Bean, Kinney & Korman has decades of experience in key areas responding to these issues. Tim Hughes and Doug Taylor are members of the National Association of College and University Attorneys. We are approved counsel in Virginia for a leading higher education insurer and have extensive specific higher education experience in a broad range of services including:
Academic Programs
Study abroad programs and activities
Academic Integrity
Student Conduct
Grade appeals
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
Americans with Disabilities Act
First Amendment Issues
Sexual Misconduct
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
Title IX policies, procedures, and investigations
Titles VI, VI, and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Virginia Sexual Assault Reporting Statute
Virginia Transcript Notation Statute
Employment and Human Resources
Recruitment and Retention
Employee training – Title IX and Title VII
Employee discipline
Wage / Hour classifications and audits
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Retirement Benefits
Faculty Tenure
Executive Compensation
Age Discrimination in Employment Act
Family and Medical Leave Act
Fair Credit Reporting Act
Disabilities / Accommodations
Americans with Disabilities Act
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
Information Privacy and Cybersecurity
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974
EU General Data Protection Regulation
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Campus Safety
Clery Act
Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act
Minors on campus
Federal Financial Aid
Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965
Department of Education financial aid audits
Student Housing
Fair Housing Act of 1968
Virginia Fair Housing Law
Contracts and Procurement
Vendor contracts; leasing and land use; construction
Records Retention and Management
Intellectual Property and Technology Protection
Insurance and Risk Management
Federal / State litigation defense
Employment law litigation
Personal injury litigation
Board Governance
Best Practices
Strategic / Sustainability Planning
Risk Management
Shared Governance
Diversity
Bylaws Updates
Non-Profit Tax Compliance
Unrelated Business Income Tax
Real Property Tax Planning and Appeals
Tax-exempt Financing
Endowments and Charitable Giving
Published Articles
- LinkedIn, October 22, 2020
- July 21, 2020
- July 21, 2020
- July 21, 2020
- July 21, 2020
- June 15, 2020
- Arlington Chamber of Commerce Blog, June 3, 2020
- April 14, 2020
- April 7, 2020
- April 2, 2020
- Arlington Chamber of Commerce Blog, April 1, 2020
- March 30, 2020
- March 19, 2020
- March 18, 2020
- House Bill Provides COVID-19 Relief for U.S. WorkersMarch 16, 2020
- LinkedIn, November 13, 2019
- October 3, 2019
- LinkedIn, September 18, 2019
Blogposts
- Employment Law , April 13, 2021
- Business Insights, April 13, 2021
- Employment Law , April 5, 2021
- Employment Law , March 23, 2021
- Employment Law , March 23, 2021
- Employment Law , March 23, 2021
- Employment Law , March 23, 2021
- Employment Law , March 23, 2021
- Employment Law , February 3, 2021
- Employment Law , January 15, 2021
- Employment Law , January 8, 2021
- Employment Law , January 4, 2021
- Employment Law , November 3, 2020
- Business Insights, October 14, 2020
- Employment Law , October 14, 2020
- IRS Releases Instructions to Form 941 Expanding on Prior Guidance on Deferral of Social Security TaxEmployment Law , October 8, 2020
- Virginia Phase 3 Reopening: Will a COVID-19 Liability Waiver Protect Your Business from Legal Risks?Employment Law , July 6, 2020
- Employment Law , July 1, 2020
- Employment Law , June 19, 2020
- Employment Law , June 9, 2020
- Employment Law , June 3, 2020
- Employment Law , May 26, 2020
- Employment Law , May 19, 2020
- Employment Law , April 27, 2020
Seminars & Events
- Online, March 10, 2021
- Online, January 27, 2021
- Webcast recording - view on demand, December 15, 2020
- Virginia's New and Far-Reaching Protections for EmployeesOnline, November 19, 2020
- Online, August 4, 2020
- Online, May 1, 2020
- Online, April 30, 2020