Higher education employment law continues to change and evolve rapidly, reflecting both societal and campus trends, and changes in legislation, case law, regulations and campus policies. From a heightened emphasis on compliance to new scrutiny of employee conflicts of interest to the rise of the global university, campus employment lawyers continually face new challenges, while still managing traditional and recurring personnel and policy problems. This workshop will explore a wide range of employment law issues confronting today's college attorney. Designed for experienced college and university employment lawyers and others on campus with significant employment law and human resources responsibilities, the workshop will include 14 regular sessions, and 10 Small Discussion Groups. Don't miss this opportunity to join your NACUA colleagues in Seattle for this in-depth examination of the challenges and changes in higher education employment law. Click here to view the full schedule.
Workshop tracks include: Faculty Issues • Immigration and Overseas Employment • First Amendment Issues • Diversity Issues
Topics will include: • The "Quiet Revolution in Employment Law": Effective Higher Ed. Employment Compliance Programs
• Auditing Your Hiring Practices
• Dismissed: Termination of the High Profile and/or Hostile Employee
• Conflicts of Interest and Commitment in the Employment Relationship
• Best Practices and Effective Dispute Resolution Tools to Manage Faculty and Departmental Conflict
• Tenure, Faculty Discipline, Academic Freedom and Faculty Litigation
• Current Immigration Issues
• Faculty and Personnel Issues in Study Abroad and Overseas Programs
• First Amendment Freedoms and Limitations in the Workplace
• Searching for Diversity in Faculty and Administration
• Faculty and Staff with Disabilities
Discussion Group Topics Include: Employee Background Checks, OFCCP Issues, Tenure Problems, Unionized Faculty, Hiring Minority Coaches and Athletic Directors, and Compliance with the 403(b) Regulations.