Megan Mann

Megan Mann is general counsel and vice president of legal education and support at NAIS.

Articles

Legal Tip of the Week: Win for Independent Schools in 501(c)3 Case
Legal Tip of the Week: Consider Whether a Political Symbols Policy Is Right for Your School’s Handbooks
Legal Tip of the Week: Review Your School’s Election-Related Policies
Legal Notes: Understanding At-Will Employment
Legal Tip of the Week: Protecting Nonprofit Status for Independent Schools
Legal Tip of the Week: Better Understand Head of School Employment Contracts and Performance Reviews
Legal Tip of the Week: NAIS Is Advocating on Your Behalf
Legal Notes: Understanding Tax-Exempt Financing
Legal Tip of the Week: Make Your Enrollment Agreement (Not Your Handbook!) an Enforceable Contract
Legal Tip of the Week: Understand Student-Athlete Compensation for Name, Image, Likeness
Legal Tip of the Week: NAIS and NBOA Submit Comments to DOL on New Overtime Rule Proposal
Legal Tip of the Week: Understand the Impact of Recent Global Events on School Safety
Legal Tip of the Week: Safety and Civil Discourse
Legal Tip of the Week: NAIS and NBOA Flash Survey on the Overtime Salary Threshold
Legal Tip of the Week: Review Your School’s Approach to Safety and Security Risk Management
Legal Notes: Understanding How to Be ADA Compliant in Independent Schools
Legal Tip of the Week: When Conduct Issues Arise, Reflect on Your School’s Jurisdictional Philosophy
Legal Tip of the Week: Understand the Basics of Tax-Exempt Financing
Legal Tip of the Week: Enhance Campus Safety
Legal Tip of the Week: Don’t Overlook New Trustee Orientation
Legal Tip of the Week: Responding to Overdoses on Campus
Legal Tip of the Week: Review Important Policies Before Summer Slips Away
Legal Tip of the Week: Implement a One-on-One Meeting Schedule Between Heads and Trustees
Legal Tip of the Week: Department of Education Issues Equitable Services Guidance
Legal Tip of the Week: Supreme Court Ruling on the Use of Race in College Admission
Legal Tip of the Week: Preserving School Independence Amid Recent Court Case
Legal Tip of the Week: Summer Homework for Independent School Leaders
Legal Tip of the Week: Update Bylaws Every Three Years
Legal Tip of the Week: Conduct Effective Investigations
Legal Tip of the Week: Federal Agency Places New Restrictions on Severance Agreements
Legal Notes: Assessing the Impact of Affirmative Action Changes
Legal Tip of the Week: Get to Know the Office of Non-Public Education & Your State Ombudsman
Legal Notes: Developing High-functioning Boards With Trustee Education
Legal Tip of the Week: Tax Credit Deadline Approaching
Legal Tip of the Week: Consider Who Is Involved in Assessing and Managing Risk
Legal Tip of the Week: Understand the ADA and Student Accommodations
Legal Tip of the Week: What Is Reasonable? Understanding the ADA and Student Accommodations
Legal Tip of the Week: Include an Honesty Affirmation in Your Applications
Legal Tip of the Week: You Can Fire Your Attorney
Legal Tip of the Week: Get Legal News Executive Assistants Can Use
Legal Tip of the Week: Review Your School’s Approach to Safety and Security Risk Management
Legal Tip of the Week: Jumpstart Your Planning with the Summer Homework Series
Legal Tip of the Week: Thoughtfully Craft Employee Satisfaction Surveys to Improve Talent Retention and Minimize Risk
Legal Tip of the Week: Proactively Adopt a Strong Anti-Harassment Policy
Legal Tip of the Week: Learn How to Build a Better Business Contract
Legal Notes: Revisiting Policies on Civil Discourse
Legal Tip of the Week: Designate One Trustee to Organize Board Education
Legal Tip of the Week: Check in on EANS
Legal Tip of the Week: Understand At-Will vs. Contract Employment Documents
Legal Tip of the Week: Understand New Workplace Requirements for Pregnant and Postpartum Workers
Legal Tip of the Week: Start Planning for Summer Camp
Legal Tip of the Week: Review Trending Legal Topics in Independent Schools
Legal Notes: Blockchain Technology
Legal Tip of the Week: Issue a Reminder About Responsible Social Media Use During Winter Break
Legal Tip of the Week: Manage Student Records on the Blockchain
Legal Tip of the Week: How Blockchain Can Change Business for Independent Schools
Legal Tip of the Week: EEOC Issues A New Mandatory Workplace Poster
Legal Tip of the Week: It’s Time to Talk About Civil Discourse (Policies)
Legal Tip of the Week: Tips for Reducing Polarization at School
Legal Tip of the Week: Join Our Webinar on Communication Tips for the Election Season
Legal Tip of the Week: Consider Your Halloween Celebration Policies
Legal Tip of the Week: Create and Update Your School’s Complaint Policies
Legal Tip of the Week: Educators, Deduct up to $300 for Out-of-Pocket Classroom Expenses When Filing Taxes
Legal Tip of the Week: Consider a Mental Health Day Policy
Legal Tip of the Week: Understand the Interplay of Politics and Nonprofit Status
Legal Tip of the Week: Pay from Play (Student Profits from Name, Image, and Likeness) and Its Impact on Independent Schools
Legal Tip of the Week: Review Head of School Contracts A Year (or More!) Before They Expire
Legal Tip of the Week: Understand NAIS’s Advocacy Efforts on Your Behalf
Legal Tip of the Week: Protecting Your Independence
Legal Tip of the Week: Protecting the Independence of Independent Schools
Legal Tip of the Week: Effective Preparation for the Investigations Boom
Legal Tip of the Week: Educate Employees on Mandatory Reporting Obligations
Legal Tip of the Week: Consider Termination Provisions in Head of School Employment Agreements
Legal Tip of the Week: Supporting Leadership Transitions in Independent Schools
Legal Tip of the Week: Good Governance Policies Help Boards Succeed
Legal Tip of the Week: Employer Considerations for Gender Transitioning in the Workplace
Legal Tip of the Week: Revisit Crisis Prevention and Response Plans
Legal Notes: Navigating Name Changes
Legal Tip of the Week: Understand China’s Personal Information Protection Law
Legal Tip of the Week: Consider Compliance Steps to Support Student Mental Health
Legal Tip of the Week: Independent Schools May Still Be Eligible to Claim Employee Retention Tax Credits
Legal Tip of the Week: Who Holds the Keys to the Social Media Kingdom?
Legal Tip of the Week: Make Sure Your Diversity Work Is Consistent with Your Legal Obligations
Legal Tip of the Week: Conduct an Admission Season Review
Legal Tip of the Week: Assess School Policies to Support Student Mental Health
Legal Tip of the Week: Understand the Pros and Cons of Perpetual Enrollment Agreements
Legal Notes: Admission Season Review
Legal Tip of the Week: 5 Steps to Update School Bylaws
Legal Tip of the Week: Wellness Lawsuit Settled by University Shows Risks of Health-Screening Incentives
Legal Tip of the Week: Understand HIPAA Application in Independent Schools
Legal Tip of the Week: Utilize a Reference Check Form
Legal Tip of the Week: Considerations for Student Name-Change Requests
Legal Tip of the Week: Revisit the Truth in Lending Act
Legal Tip of the Week: Involve the Head of School in Student Safety Issues
Legal Tip of the Week: How Good Governance Policies Help Boards Succeed
Legal Tip of the Week: It’s Not Too Late to Update Your Enrollment Agreement!
Legal Notes: Outdoor Education
Legal Tip of the Week: Read Up on Build Back Better
Legal Tip of the Week: Consider the Implications of Travel Programming
Legal Tip of the Week: Audit Student Conduct Policies
Legal Tip of the Week: Communicate Carefully with Colleges About Student Discipline
Legal Tip of the Week: Understand the Legal Landscape When Setting Head of School Compensation
Legal Tip of the Week: Understand Requests for Religious Exemptions to COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
Legal Tip of the Week: Include an Honesty Affirmation in Your Applications
Legal Tip of the Week: Conduct Effective Investigations
Legal Tip of the Week: Consider Anti-Bias Handbook Policies
Legal Tip of the Week: Review Social Media Policies
Legal Tip of the Week: Conduct an Insurance Policy Review
Legal Tip of the Week: Consider Your Blueprint for Navigating National Vaccine Mandate-or-Test Rule
Legal Notes: Jurisdictional Philosophy
Head of School Compensation and the Legal Landscape
Legal Tip of the Week: Clarify Your School’s Handbook Policy About Reporting Student Discipline
Legal Tip of the Week: Reflect on Past Sexual Misconduct Incidents to Identify Policy Gaps
Legal Tip of the Week: Seven Things to Consider Before Publishing Vaccination Rates
Legal Tip of the Week: Remote-Work and Distance-Learning Policies
Legal Tip of the Week: Consider These Five Steps When Collecting Vaccination Status
Legal Tip of the Week: Review Admissions Documents and Procedures
Legal Tip of the Week: Keep Disability Accommodations, Mental Health, and Support of Transgender Students In Mind When Reviewing Handbooks
Legal Tip of the Week: Consider These Four Key Issues When Updating Handbooks
Legal Tip of the Week: Review Complaint, Investigation, and Accommodation Policies and Procedures
Legal Tip of the Week: Update DEI Initiatives, Faculty Contracts, and Social Media Policies
Legal Tip of the Week: Update Handbooks and Policies This Summer
Legal Tip of the Week: Do Your Summer Homework
Legal Tip of the Week: Update Student and Employee Handbooks
Legal Tip of the Week: Review Sexual Misconduct Policies and Procedures
Legal Notes: Keeping Your Handbook Up-to-Date
Legal Tip of the Week: Do Your Cybersecurity Summer Homework
Legal Tip of the Week: To Mask or Not to Mask? Understand How the New CDC Guidance May Impact Your School Policy
Legal Tip of the Week: Prevent Educator Sexual Misconduct and Understand How to Respond to Allegations
Legal Tip of the Week: Why Your Independent School Needs a Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan
Legal Tip of the Week: School Involvement in Student Vaccination: Considerations, Pros, and Cons
Legal Tip of the Week: Focus on Your Mission to Bring Your Community Together
Legal Tip of the Week: Revisit Your Student Vaccination Policy
Legal News You Can Use: International Students Continue to Face Challenges
Legal Tip of the Week: You Can Fire Your Attorney
Legal Tip of the Week: CDC Updates Physical Distancing Guidelines, But Note the Fine Print
Legal Notes: Employee Reference Check Policies
Legal Tip of the Week: Read Legal News You Can Use
Legal Tip of the Week: Safely Open and Operate Summer Programs
Legal Tip of the Week: Use the Upcoming Summer Break to Plan for a Safer Fall
Legal Tip of the Week: The Truth in Lending Act—It’s Not Just for Banks
Legal Tip of the Week: Review Your Employment Agreements
Legal Tip of the Week: Ensure Vendors Safeguard Confidential Information
Legal Tip of the Week: Negotiating Head of School Employment Contracts that Strengthen the Board/Head Relationship
Legal Tip of the Week: Time to Revisit Your Vaccine Policy
Legal Tip of the Week: Consider These Key Employee Handbook Updates for 2021
Legal Tip of the Week: Employers May Require the COVID-19 Vaccine*
Legal Tip of the Week: Review Your Enrollment Agreement
Legal Notes: The Head of School Contract
Legal Tip of the Week: Review Your Bylaws
Legal Tip of the Week: Get Hip with HIPAA
Legal Tip of the Week: Consider a Mental Health Day Policy
Legal Tip of the Week: Correctly Name a Beneficiary
Legal Tip of the Week: Layer Up on COVID-19 Mitigation Measures
Legal Tip of the Week: Be a Role Model
Legal Tip of the Week: Understand Voting Time Laws
Legal Tip of the Week: Communicate Halloween Expectations
Legal Tip: Halloween Costume Policies
Legal Tip of the Week: Politics and Nonprofit Status Don’t Mix
Legal Tip of the Week: Limit Your Liability as Schools Reopen
Legal Tip of the Week: Review Head of School Contracts More Than a Year Before They Expire
Legal Tip of the Week: Leverage Community Expertise in COVID-19 Planning
Legal Notes: What Schools Need to Know About Informed Consent
Legal Tip of the Week: Obtain Consent to Record Classes
Legal Tip of the Week: Revisit Your Data Protection Policies
Legal Tip of the Week: Educate Your Educators
Legal Tip of the Week: Don’t Make Promises You Can’t Keep
Legal Tip of the Week: Relax! The Dress Code, That Is
Legal Tip of the Week: Beware the Pandemic Pod
Legal Tip of the Week: Consider a Return-to-School Agreement
Legal Tip of the Week: Review Additional COVID-19 Guidance for Schools
Legal Tip of the Week: Understand Your School’s Census Bureau Reporting Obligations
Legal Tip of the Week: How to Avoid Five Common Mistakes When Investigating Harassment Complaints
Legal Tip of the Week: Coronavirus Concerns and Considerations
Legal Tips of the Week: Comply with TILA and Prepare for Coronavirus
Legal Tip of the Week: Stay in the Safe Harbor When Resetting the Head of School’s Compensation
Legal Tip of the Week: Heed Changes & Deadlines for Retirement Plans
Legal Tip of the Week: Take a Balanced Approach to Risk Management of Technology at Your School
Legal Tip of the Week: Review Your Enrollment Agreement—Now
Legal Tip of the Week: Deck the Halls … with FMLA Posters
Legal Tip of the Week: Consider the Big Picture When Planning Construction
Legal Tip of the Week: Poll Reveals Showing Gratitude Helps Retain Talent
Legal Tip of the Week: Livestreaming and How to Avoid Running Afoul of the Law
Legal Tip of the Week: Read the Fine Print: FMLA Special Rules Apply to Instructional Employees Only
Legal Tip of the Week: Develop a Chaperone Drinking Policy (Before the Trip)
Legal Tip of the Week: Shorten Your Employee Handbook
Legal Tip of the Week: Understand the Difference Between a “Service” and “Support” Animal
Legal Tip of the Week: Protections for Your School’s LGBTQ Community
Legal Tip of the Week: Support Your Teachers During Parent Conferences
Legal Tip of the Week: Controlling the Guest List at School Events
DOJ Makes Clear That Antitrust Laws Apply to the Education Sector
What Your School Needs to Know About HIPAA
Start the Year By Reviewing Important Policies, Practices