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The Office of Legal Affairs publishes an informational newsletter once a semester to update supervisors and faculty on legal issues that may affect the performance of their duties. The newsletters contain information on a wide range of topics that relate to students, employees, and campus visitors, and include updates on trainings and relevant changes in law.

Our newsletters can be viewed at the links below.

  • October 2015Ìý(Technology, Work Hours, and Overtime; Independent Contracts vs. Employees; Privacy of Student Records/FERPA; Disability Accommodation Process and Student Privacy)
  • February 2016Ìý(Use of Copyrighted Works in Class or Presentations; Title IX and Sexual Harassment Reporting; Assisting Distressed Students; FMLA and Employee Leave Time)
  • September 2016Ìý(Changes to Federal Fair Labor Standards Act; Animals on Campus; Military Leave and USERRA; Lactation Spaces and the Affordable Care Act)
  • March 2017Ìý(Drug-Free Campus Requirements & Ohio's Medical Marijuana Law; Confidentiality of Disability-Related Information; Fair Labor Standards Act Update; Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act)
  • September 2017Ìý(Drone Use on Campus; FERPA & Job References; Assistance Animals; Fair Labor Standards Act)
  • February 2018Ìý(Accommodating Disabilities; Web Accessibility; FERPA Disclosures to Third Parties; General Data Protection Regulations; JCU's Signatory Policy; JCU's Minors on Campus Policy)
  • October 2018Ìý(Injuries at JCU; FERPA; Hiring Best Practices; Web-Based Form Tools & Information Security)
  • February 2019Ìý(Medical Marijuana & JCU's Drug-Free Policies; Internet Searches in Hiring; Fair Labor Standards Act Wage Laws; Political Activity and Campus Resources)
  • October 2019Ìý(Hiring Foreign Faculty & Staff; Assisting International Students on Visas; Minors on Campus Policy)
  • February 2020Ìý(FERPA & HIPAA; New University Policies; Political Activity Policy; Religious Accommodations; Fair Labor Standards Act Update)
  • Ìý(Online Lectures; Employee Accommodations re: COVID-19; Hot Topics in Federal, State, and Local Laws)
  • Ìý(Remote Work Issues;ÌýMask Requirements;ÌýChanges to Higher Education Legal Requirements)
  • Ìý(Collin's Law [Anti-Hazing];ÌýStudent-Athlete Name, Image, Likeness; Private Benefit Rules for Non-Profit Entities; Hiring Foreign Nationals; COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement)
  • Ìý(Electronic Signatures;ÌýRevised Anti-Hazing Policy;ÌýStudent Attendance Accommodation Requests; Electric Scooters)
  • October 2022Ìý(Anti-Hazing Policy & Training;ÌýNCAA Sexual Violence Initiative; Violence Against Women Act & Title IX Regulations; Religious Accommodation Policy)
  • February 2023Ìý(Assistance Animals, Contracts, Ringless Voicemails, Records Retention)
  • March 2024 (New Legislation & Regulations; Workplace Safety on Campus; Intellectual Property; Export Controls.