John Christopher, Manley Burke, john.christopher@manleyburke.com As reported in the November 2016 special edition of this Newsletter, the Department of Labor’s final rule (“Final Rule”) under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) raising the exempt salary threshold from $23,660 to $47,476...

The Association of Fraternity Advisors has a monthly e-publication called Essentials.  The theme of the November 2017 edition is “Supporting Trans/Non-Binary Students” and features articles entitled “Our Non-Binary Voices on Binary Realities & Changing Future,” “Beyond the Binary, From Sisterhood...

Sean Callan, Manley Burke, sean.callan@manleyburke.com Leaders of Greek letter organizations continue to grapple with the question of what it means to be a single-sex organization.  Specifically, what does “single-sex” mean in a world in which people identify and express themselves...

Tim Burke, Manley Burke, tburke@manleyburke.com In the late 1960s, campuses across the country were tense places.  The free speech movement had grown from the steps of Sproul Hall at Berkeley into protests against the war in Southeast Asia on virtually...

Ohio State University is the latest example of fraternal activities being suspended on a campus in reaction to misconduct.  On November 16th, OSU’s Director of Sorority and Fraternity Life suspended “all social, recruitment and new member activities for Interfraternity Council...

Tim Burke, Manley Burke, tburke@manleyburke.com Unfortunately the tragic and totally unnecessary death of Timothy Piazza at Penn State early this year failed to convince some of the dangers of alcohol and hazing.  Now Max Gruver is dead after an event...