Professional Biography
Karen Baillie is experienced in counseling and defending educational institutions and employers in matters related to employees, students, and other constituencies.
Higher Education
Karen represents colleges and universities in a variety of matters brought by students, faculty and others. Her higher education experience includes creating whistleblower and other complaint procedures, performing investigations, writing policies and procedures and training investigators. She partners with higher education clients in matters relating to students, employees, contracts, risk analysis, privacy and many other issues. Student issues include discipline, discrimination, Title IX, and VAWA, hazing, accommodating disabilities, privacy, Title IV financial aid, collections, bankruptcy, international students, marketing, accreditation, state licensing and state authorization for distance education, for example. Previously, she served as in-house counsel for educational institutions. She has appeared before the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights on myriad student discrimination issues. Karen has experience writing and interpreting policies to comply with complex regulations.
Labor and Employment
Karen’s labor and employment practice includes employment counseling, policy review, investigating and responding to complaints and representing clients in litigation. She handles diverse employment issues, including discharge and discipline, discrimination,...
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