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Each month, College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) General Counsel Ira Shepard provides an overview of several labor and employment law cases and regulatory actions with implications for the higher ed workplace. Read on for the latest from Ira.

The legal cannabis landscape has rapidly evolved, particularly in states like Delaware, which legalized medical marijuana in 2011 and recreational use in 2023. However, the complexities of cannabis law become more pronounced in the context of bankruptcy.

On June 27, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court released its highly anticipated opinion in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P., Case No. 23-124 (“ Purdue”). The question before the Court was whether the bankruptcy code lets a court approve, as part of a chapter 11 plan, a release that extinguishes claims held...

Alexander Reich’s WISE (Workplace Initiatives and Strategies for Employers) blog post, “Key Illinois Employment Law Changes Taking Effect July 1, 2024,” was published in the Summer 2024 issue of the Illinois Mechanical & Specialty Contractors Association’s Substance publication. The article outlines...

An overview of labor and employment law cases and regulatory actions with implications for the higher ed workplace. The University of California has taken legal action against United Auto Workers Local 4811, which represents some 48,000 academic workers and graduate students across UC’s multiple...

The Third Circuit has a reputation as being a “plain meaning” court—meaning that it strictly construes and applies the words of a statute. Its January 19, 2024, opinion in In re FTX Trading Ltd., No. 23-2297 (3rd Cir. Jan. 19, 2024) (“ FTX”) is an example. The relevant facts in the “highly complex”...