Spotlight on
Higher Education

Distressed Institutions of Higher Education: An Exploration of Options

November 3, 2021 - ELA Webinar
Time: 2:00pm Eastern Daylight Time

As higher education’s post-pandemic landscape begins to emerge, many institutions are finding that the enrollment, fiscal and competitive challenges they faced before COVID are reappearing in even more stark relief. Some institutions are having to face the difficult realization that any sustainable path forward requires major strategic and operational changes. These changes can include sale of assets; significant downsizings; renegotiation of collective bargaining agreements, leases, and other long-term debt and legal obligations; mergers; and consolidations.



Join our panel of thought leaders, comprised of a business professor, financial restructuring lawyer, and labor and employment attorneys, and moderated by a former system board chair, as they consider a hypothetical troubled university and explore the critical risks, opportunities and decisions confronting distressed higher ed institutions today., etc.

NLRB General Counsel Opines That College Athletes Are Employees: Ramifications in Athletics and Beyond

October 26, 2021  - ELA INSTANT ACCESS WEBINAR

The General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board has taken a position that certain college athletes are employees under the National labor Relations Act. This enforcement position, taken in a publicly released General Counsel Memorandum, raises a number of interesting issues for those in higher education. On a micro level, the memorandum raises the question of which college athletes might be “employees?” From there, the questions are many, including what rights college athletes have to engage in protected activity, organize into unions and bargain, etc. But the questions and possible implications do not stop there – what does this position imply for higher education institutions more generally – for example, what are the implication for student employees, faculty bargaining units, and shared service arrangements?



Our panel will discuss all of this – from the impact of the General Counsel Memorandum on college athletes and the broader impacts for higher education and beyond. Please join us for a look at the direction in which the NLRB is heading and some practical implications and recommendations for consideration right now.

NLRA Employee Status of Players at Academic Institutions

October 14, 2021  - ELA Podcast

We discuss the memo received by the NLRB's General Counsel on student athletes and their possible status as employees. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide.

Considerations and Protections for LGBTQ+ Students in Higher Education

September 22, 2021  - ELA Podcast

Colleges and Universities pave the way for future management of many of our social injustices in the workplace.  During this episode, we discuss the advancing policies and procedures regarding LGBTQ+ individuals in higher education, particularly the expanded coverage of Title IX.

Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) Regarding College Athletes



September 14, 2021 - ELA Podcast



In this episode, we discuss what NIL is and new laws that now allow student athletes the potential to earn money from their name, image and likeness. We delve into restrictions on licensing, the role of universities, risks, and much more. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide.

Issues Arising with US Employees Working Remotely in Other Countries

March 17 - ELA Podcast

In this episode, we will be discussing issues in long term working relationships with foreign citizens working remotely from their home countries.