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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...
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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...
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
AICCU Presentation re: Cal/OSHA Workplace Rules
Natasha Baker presents The Latest Cal/OSHA Developments related to COVID-19 to AICCU members.
Novus Law Firm & FortneyScott’s Webinar: Labor And Employment Update For Higher Education: Biden Administration Update -What We Have Learned After The First Three Months
On Thursday May 20th at 11:00 am PST/2:00 pm EST, Novus Law Firm and FortneyScott continued their Winter 2021 webinar series: Biden Administration Update -What We Have Learned After the First Three Months. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hb2FrsCJlTY Natasha Baker and...
Novus Law Firm & FortneyScott’s Webinar: Labor And Employment Update For Higher Education: Using Lawful Race-Conscious Practices In Admissions, Employment, And Other Institutional Decision-Making
On Thursday April 1st at 11:00 am PST/2:00 pm EST, Novus Law Firm and FortneyScott continued their Winter 2021 webinar series: Using Lawful Race-Conscious Practices in Admissions, Employment, and Other Institutional Decision-Making....
Natasha Baker To Speak At The Virtual 2021 Annual Meeting & Advocacy Day
The National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (“NAICU”) will be hosting virtually its 2021 Annual Meeting & Advocacy Day. NAICU is the only national organization solely focused on representing private, nonprofit higher education on public...
Natasha Baker To Speak At The 2021 Sexual Harassment In Education Conference
On January 29 – January 30, 2021, The University of California Berkeley, School of Law will be hosting virtually its 2021 Sexual Harassment in Education Conference. Formed in 2017, the Berkeley Center’s Sexual Harassment and Violence Working Group has held annual...
Novus Law Firm & FortneyScott’s Webinar: Labor And Employment Update For Higher Education: What To Expect Under The Biden/Harris Administration
On Thursday January 14th at 11:00 am PST/2:00 pm EST, Novus Law Firm and FortneyScott continued their series of webinars where they discussed the potential labor and employment law changes that colleges and universities are likely to see under the Biden/Harris...