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Selected Topics: Faculty & Staff Employment Separation, RIFs, ERIPs & Retrenchment

Accreditation, Authorizations, & Higher Education Act
- Accreditation
- Higher Education Act (HEA)
- Program Integrity & Gainful Employment
- State Authorization & Interstate Reciprocity
Athletics & Sports
- Athletics Compliance & NCAA Rules
- Athletics Operations
- Gender Equity in Athletics
- Student Athlete Issues
Campus Police, Safety, & Crisis Management
- Alcohol & Drug Policies & Abuse
- Campus Police & Relationships with Local Law Enforcement
- Clery Act
- Coronavirus
- Disaster Planning & Response
- Distressed & Suicidal Students
- Fourth Amendment & Search and Seizure
- Second Amendment & Guns on Campus
Compliance & Risk Management
- Compliance Programs, Policies & Procedures
- Indemnity & Insurance
- Minors on Campus
- Risk Management
- Tort Litigation
Constitutional Issues
- Due Process
- Equal Protection
  - Affirmative Action
- First Amendment & Free Speech
- Fourth Amendment & Search and Seizure
- Second Amendment & Guns on Campus
Contracts
- Computer and Software Transactions
- Construction Projects & Contracts
- Contracts Administration
- Grants, Contracts, & Sponsored Research
- Internships, Externships, & Clinical Work
- Real Estate Transactions
Discrimination, Accommodation, & Diversity
- Age Discrimination
- Disability Discrimination
- Diversity in Employment
- Diversity in the General Counsel's Office
- Enforcement of Non-Discrimination Laws
- Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- Gender Identity & Sexual Orientation Discrimination
- Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA)
- Race and National Origin Discrimination
- Religious Discrimination & Accommodation
- Retaliation
- Sex Discrimination
- Veterans Discrimination
Ethics
- Campus Ethics Programs
- Conflicts of Interest
- Ethical Obligations of Higher Education Lawyers
Faculty & Staff
- Academic Freedom & Employee Speech
- Background Checks & Employee Verification
  - E-Verify & I-9s
- Collective Bargaining
- Diversity in Employment
- Employee Benefits
  - Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
  - Health Care & Insurance
    - Affordable Care Act
- Employee Discipline & Due Process
- Employee Sexual Misconduct
- Employment of Foreign Nationals
  - Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
- Employment Separation, RIFs, ERIPs & Retrenchment
- Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) & Categorization of Employees
- Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- Intellectual Property
- Reproductive Health Issues
- Research
- Retaliation
- Tenure
- Veterans & Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)
General Counsel
- Diversity in the General Counsel’s Office
- Ethical Obligations of Higher Education Lawyers
- Evaluation of Operations & Staff in the General Counsel’s Office
- External Counsel
- Law Office Management
- Law Office Technology
- Law Office Training
- Roles & Responsibilities of the General Counsel
- Wellness & Stress Management
Governance
- Corporate Responsibility
- Financial Exigency & Institutional Merger & Closure
- Foundations & Affiliated Entities
- Governing Boards & Administrators
- Government Relations & Community Affairs
- Presidential Searches
- Roles & Responsibilities of the General Counsel
- Shared Governance
Immigration
- Background Checks & Employee Verification
- Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
- Employment of Foreign Nationals
- International Students
Intellectual Property
- Copyright & Fair Use
- Patents
- Technology Transfer
- Trademarks
International Activities
- Export Controls
- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
- International Campuses & Programs
- International Ventures
- Study Abroad Programs
Investigations
- External Investigations
- Internal Investigations
Lawyers New to Higher Education
Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration
- Electronic Discovery & Electronically Stored Information
- Tort Litigation
Privacy & Transparency
- Data Privacy
- Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
- Freedom of Information & Public Record Laws
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Real Property, Facilities & Construction
- Construction Projects & Contracts
- Environmental Health & Safety
- Event Management & Facilities Use Policies
- Real Estate Transactions
- Real Property Financing Mechanisms
Research
- Conflict of Interest
- Export Controls
- False Claims Act (FCA)
- Grants, Contracts, & Sponsored Research
- International Ventures
- Research Misconduct
- Research Safety & Protection
- Technology Transfer
Sexual Misconduct
- Clery Act
- Distressed & Suicidal Students
- Employee Sexual Misconduct
- Investigations
- Pregnancy Discrimination
- Sexual Misconduct Training
- Student Conduct
- Title IX & Student Sexual Misconduct
Students
- Academic Performance and Misconduct
- Admissions
- Distressed & Suicidal Students
- Financial Aid, Scholarships, & Student Loans
- Hazing
- Internships, Externships, & Clinical Work
- Student Athlete Issues
- Student Conduct
- Student Housing
- Student Organizations
- Student Speech & Campus Unrest
- Title IX & Student Sexual Misconduct
Taxes & Finances
- Antitrust
- Bankruptcy & Student Debt
- Compensation & Benefits
- Corporate Responsibility
- Endowments & Gifts
- Public Private Partnerships
- Real Property Financing Mechanisms
- Tax Implication of Campus Political Activity
- Tax-Exempt Funding
- Unrelated Business Income
Technology
- Cloud Computing
- Computer and Software Transactions
- Cybersecurity
- Distance Learning
- Electronic Discovery & Electronically Stored Information
- Law Office Technology
- Social Media
- Technology Accessibility
- Technology Transfer

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Employment Separation, RIFs, ERIPs & Retrenchment

Retrenchment

Steven G. Olswang, Ellen M Babbitt, Cheryl A. Cameron and Edmund K Kamai

30 JCUL 47 (2003)

2003

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Declaring an End to “Financial Exigency”? Changes in Higher Education Law, Labor, and Finance, 1971–2011

Michael W. Klein

38 JCUL 221 (2012)

2012

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Trimming the Deadwood: Removing Tenured Faculty for Cause

J Royce Fichtner and Lou Ann Simpson

41 JCUL 25 (2015)

2015

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In This Section:

The Journal of College & University Law by Topic

Employment Separation, RIFs, ERIPs & Retrenchment

Retrenchment

Declaring an End to “Financial Exigency”? Changes in Higher Education Law, Labor, and Finance, 1971–2011

Trimming the Deadwood: Removing Tenured Faculty for Cause