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Amicus Brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in Support of Northwestern in Retirement Plan Case
| 10/28/2021 | ACE's brief explains that retirement system for higher education has always looked different than the system for corporate America and that flexibility is needed to administer plans based upon the particular needs and preferences of participants. |
Topic(s): Labor and Employment; Law and Courts
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Type: Amicus Brief
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Amicus Brief: NCAA v. Alston
| 2/8/2021 | ACE and 10 other associations submitted this amicus brief to the Supreme Court in support of the NCAA and 11 athletics conferences in NCAA v. Alston, a case that could alter the current model of intercollegiate athletics.
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Topic(s): Athletics; Labor and Employment; Law and Courts
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Type: Amicus Brief
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Letter to DHS on OPT Work Authorization Application Delays
| 1/26/2021 | Recommendations to the Department of Homeland Security on how the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services can best extend flexibility to Optional Practical Training (OPT) applicants during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
Topic(s): Immigration and International Students; Labor and Employment
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Request to the Department of Labor to Withdraw the RFI on Race and Sex Stereotyping
| 12/1/2020 | Letter to the Department of Labor asking for the Request for Information regarding the Trump administration's Executive Order on “Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping” be withdrawn. |
Topic(s): Labor and Employment
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Request to Withdraw Trump Administration's Executive Order Restricting Diversity Training
| 10/8/2020 | Letter to President Trump from ACE and 54 other associations requesting the administration to withdraw the recent executive order titled “Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping,” which has caused enormous confusion on campuses and beyond.
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Topic(s): Regulation; Labor and Employment
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Labor Department's Unemployment Guidance Undermines CARES Act Intent
| 6/1/2020 | Letter to Sens. Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer seeking relief from the Department of Labor's CARES Act guidance, which is intended to provide emergency unemployment relief to governmental entities and nonprofits. |
Topic(s): Labor and Employment
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Amicus Brief: Sacerdote et al v. New York University
| 4/7/2020 | ACE filed this brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Sacerdote et al v. New York University, the first case to go to trial among 20 lawsuits challenging the management of 403(b) retirement plans. |
Topic(s): Labor and Employment; Law and Courts
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Type: Amicus Brief
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Comments to the NLRB on Rule Classifying Student Workers
| 1/15/2020 | Comments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) expressing support for a proposed federal rule that would define undergraduate and graduate student workers as nonemployees under the National Labor Relations Act. |
Topic(s): Labor and Employment
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Comments to NASA on Sexual Harassment Reporting Requirements
| 8/16/2019 | From ACE and six other higher education institutions in response to the July 17, 2019 Federal Register notice on “Reporting Requirements Regarding Findings of Sexual Harassment, other Forms of Harassment, or Sexual Assault.” |
Topic(s): Labor and Employment; Sexual Assault; Campus Safety; Science and Technology
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Amicus Brief: University of Southern California v. National Labor Relations Board
| 11/2/2017 | ACE and seven other higher education associations submitted this amicus brief to the National Labor Relations Board in support of University of Southern California’s appeal challenging the Board’s ruling that adjunct faculty members are eligible to form a collective bargaining unit under the National Labor Relations Act. |
Topic(s): Law and Courts; Faculty; Labor and Employment
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Type: Amicus Brief
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