We are writing to make you aware of recently enacted legislation, the Dignity for All Students Act (“DASA” or the “Act”), which bans harassment and discrimination against students in public schools and directs that school districts take certain measures to create a safe and civil...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to make you aware of guidance recently issued by the New York State Education Department (“the Department”) regarding student registration. Pursuant to the Department’s Student Registration Guidance dated August 30, 2010, school districts may not deny resident students a free...
We are writing to provide an update about Chapter 45 of the Laws of 2010, which established the "55125" early retirement incentive ("the Incentive") for members of the New York State Teachers' Retirement System ("TRS") and the New York State and Local Employees' Retirement System...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to advise you about recent developments in the anti-trust litigation filed by the New York State Attorney General’s Office, on behalf of all New York State public entities, against Intel Corporation with regard to the sale of “x86 CPU” microprocessors....
Numerous state and federal agencies, including the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") and the New York office of the state comptroller ("OSC"), continue to investigate alleged employer misclassification of employees as independent contractors rather than employees. with the school budget votes/elections rapidly approaching, numerous questions resurface...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… This memorandum updates our April 2009 memorandum (copy attached) concerning amendments to the federal law that established a health insurance continuation coverage premium subsidy pursuant to COBRA (the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985). The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED…Governor David Paterson recently issued Executive Order 33 prohibiting New York State agencies from discriminating against any individual on the basis of gender identity in matters pertaining to employment including, but not limited to, hiring, termination, retention, job appointment, promotion, tenure, recruitment or...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… With the New Year upon us, it may be a good time to review the composition of your bargaining units to ascertain whether there are any employees who should not be in a union due to their “managerial” and/or “confidential” status.With the New...
We would like to inform you of federal legislation that took effect on November 21, 2009. It restricts the acquisition and disclosure of genetic information and prohibits certain employers from discriminating against applicants or employees on the basis of genetic information. ...
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), emails and other forms of electronic communication are subject to disclosure under the same circumstances as paper records. Whenever board members use e-mail to communicate with each other in their capacities as board members, such e-mail...
