Newsletter - Legal Snapshot

Legal Snapshot is the Office of University Legal Counsel Newsletter. Each month, a timely legal topic is authored by a different ULC to address various issues that may impact PASSHE. If there is a specific topic that you would like to see addressed in a future edition, please contact Jacqueline Conforti Barnett who currently serves as editor.

2009: 

• mandatory e-verify for research and educational institutions with federal contracts
• health and safety issues drive new ferpa regulations
• highlights from the new fmla regulations effective january 16, 2009

2008:

• it's in the mail - but do you want it to be?  managing email under the new right-to-know law
• what you need to know about the ada amendments act of 2008
• facts on facta: updates to the fair and accurate credit transactions act of 2003
• a case study on how one email can lead to the litigation of three constitutional issues
• sold!: legal reminders when purchasing real estate
• now everybody knows: the waiver of attorney-client privilege
  privilege and email
• the open records law
• shedding light on "the sunshine act"
• amendments to the fmla expand leave provisions for families of
  armed forces personnel
• who gets the keys to the commonwealth vehicle?
• what can you ask a prospective employee under the ada?
• when is a contract really a contract?

2007: