by Allie Fiske | Dec 2024 | resources
Everything’s bigger in Texas, even the impact of the state’s legal challenge to federal overtime rules. On November 15, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas struck down the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Final Rule on Defining and...
by Allie Fiske | Dec 2024 | resources
Recent high profile court decisions energized a movement against diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts, spurring activists to bring a range of challenges against DEI initiatives. The U.S. Supreme Court struck down race-based affirmative action in higher...
by Allie Fiske | Dec 2024 | resources
For the first time since 2007, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a new Grants Policy Statement (GPS). The GPS, which is incorporated as a standard term and condition in a grantee’s Notice of Award, provides information on the award process...
by Allie Fiske | Oct 2024 | resources
Recipients and subrecipients of federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and other federal agencies can soon expect greater uniformity in the rules that govern the administration and use of those funds. HHS published an Interim Final...
by Allie Fiske | Oct 2024 | resources
On August 21, 2024, the federal Office of Head Start (OHS) released extensive regulatory changes to the Head Start Program Performance Standards. These changes (the “New HSPPS”) address a wide swath of topics, including staff wages and benefits, child safety, the...
by Allie Fiske | Aug 2024 | resources
On June 28, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Grants Pass v. Johnson that could increase the challenges faced by unhoused individuals and the CAAs that serve them. The Supreme Court upheld city ordinances in Grants Pass, Oregon, barring people from...
