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Announcing the Collaboration of Waldorf Risk Solutions & Praesidium at the Conference of Major Superiors of Men (Booths #17 and #26 during the CMSM)

thesph3r3 July 30, 2017

Good news for Waldorf Risk Solutions’ Clients: In collaboration with Praesidium, Waldorf Clients are now eligible for Praesidium services at substantially reduced costs! Who is Praesidium? Praesidium is the national leader in organizational abuse risk management, with more than 25 years of experience and serving over 4,000 clients in

NYS Statute of Limitations compromise bill S.6857

thesph3r3 June 7, 2017

Multiple competing bills have been introduced in the upper and lower state legislative houses regarding efforts by the New York State Legislature to alter or remove the civil statute of limitation with respect to childhood sexual abuse. Some of the main differences between them being whether a given bill provides

Arch Diocese of NY Files a Petition with Supreme Court to Mortgage Properties

thesph3r3 March 1, 2017

The Arch Diocese of NY will be mortgaging some of their properties in order to create a victims fund for Sexual Abuse claims. The Archdiocese owns several properties throughout New York, specifically land underneath the Lotte NY Palace Hotel and the Villard Houses on Madison Avenue to be the first

Child Sex Abuse Statute of Limitations

thesph3r3 January 26, 2017

The Statute of Limitations in Child Sexual Abuse cases vary from state to state. Many states are pushing to change current laws by proposing to extend the time frame a victim can bring a civil lawsuit forward from when the incident occurred, as well as to provide a look-back period

NLRB Rules that Graduate Students are Employees

thesph3r3 January 20, 2017

In August 2016, the National Labor Relations Board ruled that Graduate Students working for private colleges are employees. The ruling overturned the Brown 2004 decision stating that teaching and research assistants were primarily students and not workers and that their work is a component of their education. Yet many grad

Child Victim Law: Proposed Statute of Limitations Challenged in NY

thesph3r3 January 17, 2017

NY Governor Andrew Cuomo has proposed legislation in his 2017 policy agenda to remove the statute of limitation on criminal sex abuse cases and extend the time-frame a victim can bring a civil lawsuit to 50 years from when the incident occurred. Currently, a civil lawsuit can be brought until

2016 RISK SUMMIT: Successful Informative Discussion

thesph3r3 May 9, 2016

Our Second Annual Risk Summit for Educators and Not-for-Profit Organizations was a successful and informative discussion citing instructive content focusing on the best practices of compliance and crises prevention. Guests included Underwriters, Claims analysts, Intermediaries, and clients which created engaging dialogue and insight to the challenges facing Non-profits and Educators in this

TITLE IX – Shield or Sword?

thesph3r3 March 4, 2016

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]By: James G. Ryan, Partner-In-Charge of the Commercial Litigation and Education Litigation Department at Cullen and Dykman LLP, and Cynthia A. Augello and Hayley B. Dryer, Associates at Cullen and Dykman LLP, current members of the NCBA Education Law Committee.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] Colleges and universities have an obligation to make

Controversial Cyber Security Bill Passes Senate- What About Privacy?

thesph3r3 November 6, 2015

Last month, the U.S. Senate passed a version of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA), a bill that encourages companies to share information about cyber attacks and data breaches with the federal government. The bill includes the most sweeping cyber security regulations ever put forth by the U.S. government, and

Religious Community Speaks Out about Same Sex Marriage Ruling

thesph3r3 June 29, 2015

After an historic decision last week by the Supreme Court ruling Gay marriage legal in all 50 states, the religious community made up of faith-based organizations, educational institutions, and not for profits are speaking out to protect their First Amendment Rights. The Supreme Court ruling still safeguards religious organizations so

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