Education
Schulte’s Education Law Group focuses on representing private educational institutions, including independent schools from pre-nursery through grade 12; colleges and universities; national testing organizations; education associations; and sports leagues. We have unique experience in providing legal representation in the areas of education law, employment law, ERISA, intellectual property, real estate, taxation, not-for-profit corporation law, finance, investments and charitable contributions to private educational institutions.
Our clients rely on our knowledge and experience in this area with respect to a host of legal matters distinct to the academic environment, including:
- Admissions issues and diversity initiatives
- Enrollment contracts and tuition issues
- Student discipline
- Handbooks and manuals
- Student safety and supervision
- Student medical issues, including allergies
- Accommodating student disabilities
- Crisis management
- Bullying and peer harassment
- Social media policies and disputes
- Divorce/custody issues
- Child abuse and neglect
- Mandated reporting
- Student privacy
- Records retention
- Permission slips and release forms
- Educational malpractice
- Liability for off-campus misconduct
- Compliance with state and local education laws and regulations
- Concussion management
- Student vaccine issues
- Title IX policies and compliance
- Web-user agreements
- Work-for-hire agreements
- Internet usage
- COPPA compliance
- Plagiarism
- Student art, plays and other creative endeavors
- Tenure denial
- Tuition non-payment
- Contract disputes
- Student discipline and expulsion
- Abuse claims
- Bankruptcy issues
- Employment disputes
- Workplace harassment issues
- Head-of-School employment contracts
- Employment discrimination and compliance with Title VII, ADEA, ADA and other laws
- Separation agreements and severance negotiations
- Employee hiring and firing
- Reductions in force and termination of staff
- Leaves of absence policies and FMLA compliance
- Labor-management relations, including collective bargaining negotiations
- Employee handbooks and policies
- Employment contracts and offer letters
- Wage-and-hour law compliance, including independent contractor, volunteer and overtime issues
- Employee background checks
- Fiduciary compliance and board governance
- Compliance with intermediate sanction requirements
- Compliance with IRS Form 990 reports
- Compliance with IRS Form 5500 reports
- Negotiation with IRS and DOL on 403(b) plan compliance matters
- Deferred compensation plans/457(b) and (f)
- Executive compensation
- ERISA compliance
- Retirement plans
- HIPAA compliance
- COBRA compliance
- Cafeteria plans
- Welfare plan compliance/Affordable Care Act
- Church plan issues
- Foundation support
- Grants
- Gifts/Pledges
- Scholarships
- Fundraising and development
- Acquisitions and dispositions
- Construction and architect agreements
- Leasing
- Zoning issues
- Air rights
- Development bonds
- 501(c)(3) organization issues
- Tuition assistance plans
- Intermediate sanctions
- Housing allowances
- Charitable contributions
- NYPMIFA compliance
- Endowments
- Operating expenses
- Alternative investments
- Investment policy statements
- Bylaws
- Conflict of interest policies
- Whistleblower policies
- Trustee disputes and misconduct
- Chartering of new schools and amendments
- New York State Regents, New York State Education Department, New York City Department of Health and New York State Attorney General issues
Meet the Team
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