On April 19, 2024, the United States Department of Education (Department) released new and much-anticipated regulations under Title IX (2024 Regulations). Title IX is the federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in federally-funded educational settings, such as school districts and community colleges (referred to as "Recipients").
On April 17, 2024, the United States Supreme Court unanimously held, in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, Missouri (2024) 601 U.S. __ [144 S.Ct. 967], that an aggrieved employee who was transferred to another position need only suffer "some harm" in an employment discrimination case brought under Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964.
In its recent holding in Sheetz v. County of El Dorado (2024) __ S.Ct. __ [2024 WL 1588707], the United States Supreme Court held that legislatively-adopted development impact fees are subject to constitutional scrutiny under the Takings Clause.
In C.D. v. Atascadero Unified School District (9th Cir. April 9, 2024, No. 23-55563) __F.3d __ [2024 WL 1526748], a panel of Ninth Circuit judges agreed with findings from the District Court and Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) that a high school student plaintiff had failed to establish (1) that his conduct was caused by or had a direct and substantial relationship to his disabili
Building upon the report by the California Government Operations Agency, entitled State of California: Benefits and Risks of Generative Artificial Intelligence Report and published in November 2023, California has issued guidelines addressing procurement, use, and training related to generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) by State agencies.
On October 8, 2023, Governor Newsom signed three new bills into law, making it easier for local educational agencies, including charter schools (LEAs) to provide certain forms of emergency aid to individuals in medical distress related to anaphylactic reactions (AB 1651), respiratory distress (AB 1283), and opioid overdoses (SB 234).
Effective January 1, 2024, eligible employees in California may take up to five days of protected leave after experiencing a reproductive loss event.
The California Legislature recently enacted a series of updates to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Outlined below are three significant pieces of legislation: Senate Bill (SB) 69, SB 149, and Assembly Bill (AB) 356.
AB 764 expands key aspects of the FAIR MAPS Act to apply to school districts, community college districts and county boards of education (referred to herein as “educational agencies”), as well as special districts.