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New York Law School Wins Round One In Stunning Fraud Case Brought By Former Students

Mitchell H. Rubinstein

March 22, 2012 01:38

Gomez-Jimenez et al v. New York Law School, ___Misc. 3d____, 2012 NY Slip Op (N.Y. Co. March 21, 2012), is a case that every, and I mean every, law school adminstrator must read. In fact, prospective law students, as well...

Unpaid Internships and Employee Status

Mitchell H. Rubinstein

March 21, 2012 04:00

These Are Not Your Father’s Internships is an interesting Feb. 6, 2012 article from the New York Times. It questions whether employers are abusing students by utilizing unpaid interns as opposed to employees. The legal question is whether an intern...

Employees Being Fired For Wearing Orange In Protest

Mitchell H. Rubinstein

March 20, 2012 04:00

Here is a good law school hypo, but it is based on real facts. A group of workers worn orange in protest of their poor working conditions and were fired. A Newspaper article describing the story is available here. Ok...

Federal District Court Grants District Summary Judgement On Peer on Peer Harassment Case

Mitchell H. Rubinstein

March 19, 2012 04:00

P.K. v. Caesar Rodney High Sch., ____F. Supp. 2d____ (D. Del. Jan. 27, 2011), is an interesting decision. A lower court has granted a school district summary judgment, rejecting a Title IX claim brought by a student and her mother...

Student Fails To Establish Peer On Peer Harassment Claim Under ADA or Rehab Act

Mitchell H. Rubinstein

March 18, 2012 04:00

Weidow v. Scranton Sch. Dist., ____F.3d____ (3d Cir. Feb. 7, 2012), is an interesting case. The Third Circuit, in an unreported decision, ruled that a former high school student subjected to student-on-student harassment failed to state valid claims of discrimination...

School Law Jobs

Mitchell H. Rubinstein

March 17, 2012 04:00

School Law Jobs Job Title Employer Job Location Special Education Attorneys Harbottle Law Group Orange County, California Legal Counsel Aurora Public Schools Aurora, Colorado Deputy Counsel for Legal Services Baltimore City Public Schools Baltimore, Maryland Attorney Oregon School Boards...

College Student Suspended For Writing About His "Hot Teacher"

Mitchell H. Rubinstein

March 15, 2012 04:00

On February 10, 2012, Adjunct Law Prof Blog covered a story about a college student who wrote in an essay that he was attracted to his professor, here. That blog entry generated a significant amount of commentary, including commentary from...

Lawyer Sick Leave Abuse

Mitchell H. Rubinstein

March 14, 2012 04:00

One of the most common forms of employee discipline involves time and attendance issue; more specifically sick leave abuse. This occorrus, for example, when the employee takes a sick day when he or she is not actually sick. Well, what...