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National Panhellenic Conference 2015 Annual Meeting October 22 -25, 2015 Dallas, TX
Issues and Trends October 23, 2015
Issues & Trends Disability Discrimination in Housing and Membership – – ADA does not apply; BUT College/University codes of conduct Local government ordinances and regulations Service animals as accommodation
Issues & Trends Ongoing Membership Issues – – – Hazing/Hazing Hotline Alcohol Use and Abuse Sexual Assault Race and Racism Media Politics and Advocacy
Issues & Trends Employment Issues – Employees under ACA – New FLSA Overtime regulations – Salary threshold currently $455 a week (the equivalent of $23, 660 a year) – Proposed threshold - $970 a week ($50, 440 a year) in 2016
Issues & Trends Housing – Student Housing Shortage – University demands for housing and real estate – “Keeping up with the Jones’” – staying relevant on competitive campuses
Issues & Trends Transgender and Gender Identity – New lexicon – cisgender, transgender, pansexual, “flexisexual”, etc. – Not protected class under Federal law (maybe) – State and local laws may protect as class in some situations – Has been and continues to be emerging issue
Issues & Trends Transgender and Gender Identity U. S. DOE Office for Civil Rights – 12/16/14 So long as a social fraternity or sorority is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code and its active membership consists primarily of students in attendance at institutions of higher education, its membership practices are exempt from Title IX regardless of whether that organization admits transgender students.
Issues & Trends Due Process and Institutional Relationships – What is the typical process? – Does Due Process matter? – What is the institutional/chapter relationship and how do we know? – Relationship statements
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