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Novus Welcomes Jesse Andrews, PHR to Our Team!
Novus Law Firm, Inc. is excited to announce that Jesse Andrews, PHR, has joined the firm as Novus’s Director of Training and Human Resources Support Programs. Jesse will focus on developing and delivering external-facing training programs to firm clients and...
Novus is Celebrating Three Years — and a Move to Sacramento!
Today Novus celebrates three years of service to our wonderful clients and collaboration with leading organizations and individuals in our practice areas. We are so grateful for each and every one of you! Novus is also celebrating our office's move to Sacramento. We...
Join Natasha Baker at NACUA’s Winter 2023 Virtual CLE Workshop: Student Affairs Legal Issues
Natasha Baker will join Kate Flewelling (Associate General Counsel, University of Michigan), Seth Gilbertson (Senior Counsel, Bond, Schoeneck & King), and Sonya Sanchez (Principal Counsel, University of California System) to present the January 26th workshop...
Novus Welcomes New Team Members Heather G. Fuchs, Esq. and Justina Yassa, Esq.
Novus Law Firm, Inc. proudly announces that attorneys Heather G. Fuchs and Justina Yassa have joined our team. Heather and Justina will focus on the firm's California employment law practice. Heather was born and raised in California, where she grew up playing several...
NACUA Investigations Course – Forum 2
On November 17, 2022, Natasha Baker, Katherine M. Allen (Associate General Counsel, The Pennsylvania State University), and Pamela Heatlie (Director, Office for Institutional Equity, University of Michigan – Dearborn) will present the second forum supplement to...
Novus a Proud Sponsor of EIIA’s 2022 Annual Members’ Meeting and Risk Management Conference
Novus Law Firm, Inc. is a proud sponsor of Educational & Institutional Insurance Administrators, Inc.'s (EIIA) 2022 Annual Members' Meeting and Risk Management Conference next month. Natasha Baker will present a roundup session covering 2022 legal updates,...
Natasha Baker Joins Panel Discussion on Impacts of Dobbs Decision at Washington Higher Education Secretariat
Natasha Baker of Novus Law Firm, Inc. will join a panel of higher education association leaders at the November 1, 2022 monthly meeting of the Washington Higher Education Secretariat (WHES) to discuss institutional impacts of the Dobbs ruling and what organizations...
Follow Natasha Baker on Instagram!
Natasha Baker of Novus Law Firm, Inc. is on Instagram! Follow @natashabakeremploymentlaw for California #employmentlaw updates. No attorney-client relationship or legal advice is being provided. Following this account is not intended to, and does not, create...
Natasha Baker to Present Conducting Trauma-Informed Workplace Investigations at Hollywood Commission
Natasha Baker of Novus Law Firm, Inc. was invited to present at the Hollywood Commission regarding Conducting Trauma-Informed Investigations on September 28, 2022. The training is intended to address the use of trauma-informed techniques for reviewing any report of...
Matt Burris Contributed to the SUNY Title IX NPRM 2022 Joint Resources Portfolio
Matt Burris of Novus Law Firm, Inc. contributed to the SUNY Title IX NPRM 2022 Joint Resources Portfolio, authoring an analysis of the changes to sections concerning Sex Discrimination Prohibition, Including Based on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Sex...
Natasha Baker to Speak at The University of Vermont’s Legal Issues in Higher Education Conference on October 19, 2022
Natasha Baker of Novus Law Firm, Inc. and Scott Schneider of Husch Blackwell LLP will present the Annual Labor & Employment Update, a summary of the major labor and employment law developments impacting colleges and universities, at The University of Vermont's...
Natasha Baker Quoted in The Chronicle of Higher Education
Natasha Baker was quoted in the August 9, 2022 Chronicle of Higher Education article, "We Asked College Health Centers How They'll Deal With Abortion Restrictions. They Aren't Saying." by Kelly Field. Natasha and Therese M. Leone, Chief Laboratory Counsel for Lawrence...
Natasha Baker to Speak at NACUA’s Briefing Event Re: The Legal Implications of Dobbs for College and University Clients on August 10, 2022
On June 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization upheld a Mississippi law that prohibited abortions after 15 weeks, except in limited circumstances. In so doing, the Court overturned Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood...
Natasha Baker to Present Title IX Regulatory Updates at CUPA-HR Conference in October 2022
National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA) members Natasha Baker of Novus Law Firm, Inc. and Joshua W. B. Richards of Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP will present a Title IX Regulatory Update session at the CUPA-HR Annual Conference and Expo...
Novus Law Firm, Inc. to Attend NACUA 2022 Annual Conference
Natasha Baker, Andrew Shaw, and Matthew Burris are attending NACUA's 62nd Annual Conference being held June 26-29, 2022 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. The conference offers higher education attorneys a range of opportunities to...
Novus Law Firm, Inc. Sponsors FAB – A Business Workshop for Women in the Hospitality Industry
Novus Law Firm, Inc. is proud to sponsor the FAB Conference which is set to take place on June 5-7, 2022 in Charleston, South Carolina. Natasha Baker will attend this 3-day educational and inspirational workshop created by women, for women in the hospitality...
Novus Law Firm is Hiring!
Novus Law Firm seeks a California-licensed attorney with three or more years of experience in California employment law and a demonstrated ability to provide advice and counsel to sophisticated clients. Experience in or enthusiastic willingness to learn labor law and...
Matthew Burris to Present at CIC’s 2022 Workshops for Department and Division Chairs in June
Phoenix, AZ - Matthew Burris will present two sessions at CIC's 2022 Workshops for Department and Division Chairs, which runs from June 7-9, 2022 and will be held at The Wigwam Arizona. Matt will present both Preventive Law I: Adhering to Institutional Procedures and...
NACUA Spring CLE Workshop: Higher Education Employment Law
Indianapolis, IN - Natasha Baker is presenting two sessions at NACUA's annual Spring CLE Workshop. First, Natasha will join Monica Barrett (Member, Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC) and Mark DiVincenzo (Vice President and General Counsel, Massachusetts Institute of...
Driving Down the 493: A Deep Dive into a California Law and Its Overlap with Title IX
We are teaming up with Grand River Solutions to present a training for California institutions of higher education on how to implement SB 493 - California's new law on campus sexual violence. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gWHbPcC5
Current Legal Issues in Higher CIC’s Institute for Chief Academic, Student Affairs, and Diversity Officers – Current Legal Issues in Higher Education
Natasha Baker presents an Update on Legal Issues in Higher Education at the Council of Independent Colleges Institute for Chief Academic Officers in Louisville, KY.
NACUA Investigations Course: Forum 1
Natasha Baker is co-presenting “Conducting Effective Internal Investigations” with Katherine M. Allen (Associate General Counsel, The Pennsylvania State University) and Pamela Heatlie (Director, Office for Institutional Equity, University of Michigan – Dearborn) for...
SCIAC Presentation re California’s collegiate student-athletes’ name, image, and likeness (“NIL”) law (AKA the Fair Pay to Play Act)
Natasha Baker and Andrew Shaw discuss The Fair Play Act – Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) in a presentation to the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC). https://www.thesciac.org/
EIIA Title IX Webinar
Natasha Baker is joined by Joseph Storch (SUNY Student Conduct Institute) in presenting “Title IX in 2021” an EIIA member update. https://eiia.org