Karen Eileen Baillie

Ms. Baillie is co-chair of the Higher Education Practice Group. She is experienced in counseling and defending educational institutions and businesses in matters related to employees, students, and other constituencies.

Higher Education

Ms. Baillie 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. Ms. Baillie 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. Ms. Baillie has experience writing and interpreting policies to comply with complex regulations.

News & Publications

•A Pair of New DOL Guidance Documents Address Additional Unemployment Compensation Programs Under the CARES Act
•Document, Document, Document - The Employer’s Guide to Documenting Paid Sick and Family Leave in Uncertain Times
•Pennsylvania’s Shared Work Program May Provide Options for Employers Looking to Avoid Layoffs
•New Overtime Pay Regulation in Pennsylvania May Create Obligations for Employers Beyond Federal Requirements
•Employers Take Notice: Pittsburgh Paid Sick Days Act Goes Into Effect March 15
•PA Supreme Court Upholds Pittsburgh Paid Sick Day Act
•Does sports betting put student athletes at risk?
•Sports Betting and the Impact on Colleges and Universities
•Department of Education Requests Comments on Proposed Title IX Regulations
•PHRC Clarifies That It Will Accept Allegations of Sex-based Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation, Transgender Identity, Gender Transition, Gender Identity and/or Gender Expression
•3rd Circuit Provides Guidance on Transgender Bathroom Policy
•Massachusetts High Court Provides Guidance on Responding to Suicidal Students
•California Court Finds College Not Liable for Third Party Harassment Not Related to College’s Programs or Activities
•California Court Creates Special Duty for Colleges to Protect Students
•Beware of Implementing 2017 Q&A Sexual Misconduct Guidance: VAWA and Clery Act Remain the Law (For Now)
•Another Court Finds That Accessibility Rules Apply to Retail Websites
•7th Circuit Says Beauty School Student Not An Employee
•Think Accessibility When Designing Your Webpage and Apps
•Seventh Circuit Holds that Title VII Prohibits Sexual Orientation Discrimination
•PA Superior Court Clarifies that Employers May Not Mandate Payroll Cards
•Employers Beware - The Third Circuit Strictly Construes the FLSA Regulations to Prevent Taking Credit to Offset Overtime Obligations with Amounts Paid Voluntarily for Bona Fide Meal Periods
•The FLSA Overtime Regulations Are Changing December 1, 2016: Colleges and Universities Will be Ready
•Schnader Receives Pennsylvania Youth Court Champion Award
•Wolf Signs Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Orders
•Year of Mergers and Leadership Changes in Midsize Firm Market
•Pittsburgh Sick Leave Delayed Until At Least March 10, 2016 To Allow Court Challenge
•New Paid Sick Days Act Applies to Pittsburgh Employers
•Pittsburgh Attorneys Lead Constitution and Youth Court Projects at Local Charter School
•Schnader Participates in Volunteer Day at Ronald McDonald House of Pittsburgh
•Pennsylvania Court Allows Class Action Against Employer Who Used Only Payroll Cards; Holds Payroll Cards Are NOT “lawful money of the United States”
•Karen Baillie joins Schnader’s Pittsburgh Office

Related Events

•In-House Counsel Speak: The Shifting Employment Law Landscape
•Marijuana in the Workplace
•What More Can Human Resources Do To Mitigate Risks of Harassment and Violence in the Workplace?
•Karen Baillie Presents at the 2019 PHRA Annual Conference & Exhibition
•Is this Reasonable? Legal-Issue Spotting for Schools in 2019
•A 10-Year Celebration of the Allegheny County Human Relations Commission
•Recognizing Partner Violence and the Potential for Workplace Violence
•Karen Baillie Spoke at PAPSA Conference
•Karen Baillie Presented on Ethics and Internal Investigations
•Karen Baillie and Jonathan Skowron spoke on ESI Preservation and Collection
•New Developments in Labor & Employment Law for Colleges and Universities
•Karen Baillie Spoke at PADUG 2016
•Karen Baillie Presented Seminar on ADA and FMLA Compliance
•FLSA Update for Higher Education
•Schnader Attorneys Gave CLE on Ethics
•Karen Baillie Spoke on Title IX Issues
•Protecting Your Intellectual Property in a Digital Age