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NYSBA Mediator Roundtable Series: April 2024 Edition
On Tuesday, April 9, 2024, Jill Pilgrim, Section Chair-Elect, will guest-host this Roundtable discussion, focusing on sports. Read More. Register.
Pilgrim Quoted in Article on the Importance of the “Russell Rule” to College Sports Diversity Hiring
Buy-In Across the Board': Inside the West Coast Conference in Year 1 Under the Russell Rule https://globalsportmatters.com/business/2022/08/09/inside-west-coast-conference-year-one-bill-russell-rule/
Reflection On the 50 Year Anniversary of Title IX
Secretary of Title IX compliance in education speaks on various issues brought up regarding the progress of Title IX. Several efforts are voiced, such as being more inclusive and accommodating to people of all ages. There is currently a disparity among coordinators...
Guidance Regarding the Employment of Transgender Individuals
Guidance Regarding the Employment of Transgender Individuals in the Federal Workplace It is the policy of the Federal Government to treat all of its employees with dignity and respect and to provide a workplace that is free from discrimination whether that...
Japan considers compulsory private health insurance for international Olympic visitors
The Japanese government is considering making private health insurance coverage compulsory for overseas visitors to next summer's postponed Tokyo Olympics, sources familiar with the plan said. By Japan Today
Gift From Davis Polk to Expand Legal Services in West Harlem
Columbia Law School today announced a $500,000 grant from Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP to expand the Law School’s Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic. Students in the clinic provide free, transactional business law services to entrepreneurs, nonprofit...
Baylor Admits to Retaliation Against Rape Accuser
Baylor Admits to Retaliation Against Rape Accuser in Bombshell Report Baylor University admitted Thursday that administrators discouraged reports of sexual assault on campus, even going so far as to retaliate against one accuser. More.
U.S. senators lay out framework for future college sports legislation
A group of United States senators on Thursday morning released a list of items they see as important rights belonging to college athletes that they hope to soon protect or enforce with federal laws. READ MORE Dan Murphy ESPN Staff Writer
Bathroom Access Rights for Transgender Employees
Bathroom Access Rights for Transgender Employees Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 “Transgender” refers to people whose gender identity and/or expression is different from the sex assigned to them at birth (e.g. the sex listed on an original birth...
How to Negotiate a Contract During Coronavirus…and After
Jill Pilgrim’s May 19, 2020 webinar entitled “How to Negotiate a Contract During Coronavirus…and After” recapped in New York State Bar Association article. Read Here.
International Skating Union’s Restrictive Penalties
Antitrust: International Skating Union’s restrictive penalties on athletes breach EU competition rules The European Commission has decided that International Skating Union (ISU) rules imposing severe penalties on athletes participating in speed skating competitions...
Athletes Guilty of Doping Barred from “OLY” Lettering
Athletes guilty of doping or bringing sport into disrepute will be barred from “OLY” lettering Any athlete found guilty of doping or any other action deemed to bring sport into “disrepute” will be barred from using the new “OLY” post-nominal unveiled by the World...
Financial Support for Olympic Athletes in Training
Jill Pilgrim quoted in article about need for health insurance and financial support for Olympic athletes in training. See, Olympic Athletes Patch Together Elite Health Coverage
Olympic Movement Earns Less from Major Revenue Programs
Olympic Movement earns less from major revenue programmes in 2013-16 than 2009-12 The impressive growth in income generated by the Olympic Movement from five major programmes ground to a halt in the 2013-16 Olympic cycle, though growth is set to resume in the...
Experts to Assess Campus Culture on Title IX Issues
Experts to assess campus culture on Title IX issues Source: University of New Mexico With attention focused nationally on college campuses’ responses to sexual assaults, the University of New Mexico is taking several proactive approaches to assess and address this...