Understanding the privacy rights of HIPAA & FERPA in schools *

USA - December 29 2010
Public school districts regularly receive medical information concerning its students and employees.

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HIPAA's potential impact on FMLA certification *

USA - December 28 2010
The Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA") entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take unpaid, job-protected leave for certain family and medical reasons.

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Sixth Circuit finds that teacher does not have constitutional right to select books and methods of instruction for use in her classroom *

USA - November 2 2010
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Evans-Marshall v. Board of Education of Tipp City Exempted Village School District, held that an Ohio public school teacher does not have a Constitutional right to select books and methods of instruction for use in her classroom without interference from the school board.

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Court allows a citizen's civil rights claims to proceed against a school board president accused of silencing speech *

USA - November 2 2010
A U.S. District Court in Virginia recently held that a jury should decide whether to hold a school board president personally liable on claims that she violated the civil rights of a citizen when she abruptly stopped the citizen from speaking at a school board meeting and ordered him to sit down.

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Supreme Court rules foreclosure sale is not an arm's length transaction *

USA - November 2 2010
On October 12, 2010, the Ohio Supreme Court held that a foreclosure sale of real property generally does not qualify as an arms-length transaction in an action to revalue the property before the Board of Revisions ("BOR").

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