Publications and Presentations


Date	Title

September 2, 2010	Putting to Sleep Some Myths Relating to Volunteer Coaches We often receive questions related to insurance coverage for volunteer coaches through the Boards of Education policies with the Board of Risk and Insurance Management ("BRIM"). West Virginia Ethics Commission ("Ethics Commission") Advisory Opinion 2005-03 (April 7, 2005), regarding a Board of Education member serving as an athletic coach, relied on a fact that the Board member was paid a nominal salary of $1.00 per year for liability insurance coverage for the actions of the coach. ...more

September 1, 2010	Ohio Education Law Monthly (September 2010) On June 22, 2010, the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") issued an Administrator's Interpretation publication that broadly defined who may be in loco parentis to a "son or daughter" for purposes of the FMLA. The DOL's interpretation may have an impact on how schools administer Family and Medical Leave ("FML"). ...more

August 31, 2010	Immigration Insights (August 2010) A year ago, we reported on “site visits” conducted by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) contractors to verify the facts contained in H-1B temporary worker petitions filed by employers. ...more

August 31, 2010	New Ohio Law Mandates Leave for Military Families On July 2, 2010, Ohio’s Military Family Leave Act (“OMFLA”) went into effect. Pursuant to this Act, employers are now required to allow employees to take up to 10 days or 80 hours of leave, whichever is less, if a family member is a member of the uniformed services and called to active duty or is injured, wounded, or hospitalized while serving on active duty. ...more

August 30, 2010	Major Reforms to Affect Companies, Financial Institutions The passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Act”) represents the most ambitious reform of the laws governing the financial industry and corporate America since the Great Depression. The Act touches every domestic financial institution and affects most companies as well. While most of the Act’s provisions are aimed at large financial institutions and public companies, smaller institutions and companies are affected by many of the regulatory changes as well. ...more

August 23, 2010	Regulation by Litigation: Fourth Circuit Weighs in on Nuisance Suits Involving Air Emissions The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has become the latest federal appellate court to weigh in on the viability of public nuisance lawsuits to effectively regulate air emissions. In North Carolina v. Tennessee Valley Authority, (No. 09-1623, July 26, 2010), a unanimous three-judge panel vacated an injunction granted by a North Carolina district court that required power plants located in Tennessee and Alabama to install additional pollution control devices and reduce their emissions. ...more

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