Until recently, executive employment attorneys who dealt primarily with big companies, such as banks, financial institutions and Fortune 1000 corporations, assumed that blatant sexual harassment in the workplace was largely a thing of the past in corporate America other than in... Read More
Legal Lessons on Student Suicides and Assaults: A Short Guide for College and University Presidents, Administrators and Trustees: Part 2
Liability for Harm to Oneself
Given the statistics on the widespread and growing phenomenon of student suicide, college administrators are likely to be more concerned about suicide than they are about student-on-student assault. According... Read More
Legal Lessons on Student Suicides and Assaults: A Short Guide for College and University Presidents, Administrators and Trustees: Part 1
Recent decisions by the highest courts of two states, California and Massachusetts, offer important guidance as to when a college or university can be held liable for money damages when one student harms another student by an assault, or harms themself... Read More
Some Differences Between First-Time and Renewal Contracts for College and University Presidents (Part 2)
Renewal Contracts for the President: A Different Focus
By contrast, when a college or university president’s contract is up for renewal, the situation is different and a different... Read More
Some Differences Between First-Time and Renewal Contracts for College and University Presidents (Part 1)
As executive compensation attorneys, we represent college and university presidents in their contract negotiations. As I have written at length elsewhere, for a prospective president to “do it yourself” or to be represented... Read More