The Higher Education Compliance Alliance (HECA) provides the higher education community with a centralized repository of information and resources for compliance with federal laws and regulations.

Compliance News

Memorandum by ACE on Foreign Influence and Espionage in Academic Settings(May 10, 2019)

05/21/2019

American Council on Education

Update: U.S. Department of Labor Proposed Rule and Request for Comments on Proposed Updates to Promote Compliance with FLSA and Better Reflect the Modern Workplace (May 14, 2019)

05/15/2019

Department of Education Federal Student Aid Releases the 2019 Gainful Employment Disclosure Template (May 9, 2019)

05/15/2019

U.S. Department of Education

Announcement of Effective Date of 2016 Borrower Defense to Repayment Regulations

03/19/2019

U.S. Department of Education

Guidance Concerning Some Provisions of the 2016 Borrower Defense to Repayment Regulations

03/15/2019

U.S. Department of Education

Notice by the U.S. Department of Education and Federal Student Aid on the 2019-20 Award Year Deadline Dates for Federal Perkins Loan, Federal-Work Study, and Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Programs (Jan. 24, 2019)

01/25/2019

U.S. Department of Education

Interim Guidance by the Internal Revenue Service on New Tax for Highly Paid University Officials (Dec. 31, 2018)

01/04/2019

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Interim Guidance by the Internal Revenue Service Regarding the Treatment of Qualified Transportation Fringe Benefits and Providing Penalty Relief to Tax-Exempt Organizations (Dec. 10, 2018)

12/18/2018

Internal Revenue Service

Revised Frequently Asked Questions by the National Science Foundation Regarding the Award Term and Condition on Sexual Harassment, Other Forms of Harassment, and Sexual Assault (Dec. 7, 2018)

12/07/2018

National Science Foundation

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