As we advised in our February 25, 2014 memorandum (copy attached), effective January 1, 2014, the Affordable Care Act (“the ACA”) prohibits a waiting period in excess of 90 calendar days before an individual is eligible to enroll in health insurance coverage. The Departments of...
As we advised you in our February 19, 2013 memorandum, the Affordable Care Act (“the ACA”) includes a shared responsibility provision that potentially penalizes covered employers that do not offer affordable health insurance coverage to their full-time employees. The ACA regulations define “affordable” as requiring...
The Governor recently signed legislation expanding the list of persons mandated to report cases of suspected child abuse and requiring the Commissioner of Education to issue regulations regarding required coursework for reporting child abuse and maltreatment for individuals holding temporary coaching licenses or professional coaching...
We are writing to remind you of the August 29, 2014 APPR implementation certification compliance deadline. By this date, all school districts and BOCES must submit to the SED a completed “Implementation Certification Form” signed by the superintendent and board president. This form must be...
The New York State Legislature recently passed a bill that would extend through December 15, 2015, the use of lever-voting machines for village, school district, library and special district elections throughout the State. Without the extension, these municipalities would have been required to purchase or...
August is National Immunization Awareness Month. We therefore take this opportunity to inform you about current legal requirements for student immunizations and recent changes issued by the New York State Department of Health (“DOH”). These new requirements went into effect on July 1, 2014 and...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… In April, we prepared a memorandum outlining what you need to do to adopt a "freeze-compliant budget" and allow your eligible residents to claim the real property tax freeze credit. This week, the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance issued guidance...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… This memorandum discusses the updated Model COBRA Continuation Coverage Election Notice recently issued by the U.S. Department of Labor.THIS MEMORANDUM IS MEANT TO ASSIST IN GENERAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE CURRENT LAW. IT IS NOT TO BE REGARDED AS LEGAL ADVICE. THOSE WITH PARTICULAR...
We are writing to inform you of legislation concerning commercial property assessment disputes in Nassau County that was recently passed by the New York State Legislature and sent to the Governor for his consideration....
Given the recent outcry with regard to the Common Core rollout, the New York State Legislature recently adopted a bill temporarily altering how scores on Common-Core aligned State assessments will be factored into calculating teacher and principal Annual Professional Performance Review ratings....
