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Chenari v. George Washington University Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Docket: 16-7055 Opinion Date: February 10, 2017 Areas of Law: Contracts, Education Law [...]

Any college student facing a charge of academic dishonesty faces enormous obstacles in overcoming a false charge. The public colleges in Connecticut give that student a right to a hearing to [...]

A new sexual assault policy requires every college and university in Connecticut to use an “affirmative consent” standard when determining whether or not sexual activity was consensual. This is [...]

If you worked for the State of Connecticut and now find yourself disabled, you may eventually have to prove you are disabled in front of the Medical Examining Board (MEB) to claim early [...]

If you are engaging in substantial gainful you may not be eligible. It is possible for brief work periods not to be considered SGA. Event That Must Precede a UWA: 1)There must be a significant [...]

§ 10-222d has been updated by the CT State Legislature. Effective July 1, 2014. Schools must now notify the students of how to report bullying at the beginning of the school year. They must also [...]

Social Security Administration just came out with a new regulation on how to evaluate diabetes mellitus. Two types Type 1 DM. In Type 1 DM, previously known as juvenile-onset DM or [...]

Your longtime client calls you one evening in great distress to tell you that she just got an expulsion notice for her 13 year old son – and the hearing is in two days.  Your college [...]

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By Attorney Winona W. Zimberlin Connecticut law allows public schools to expel students, up to a maximum period of one calendar year. Unless an emergency exists, a hearing is required. On school [...]