KEEPING YOU INFORMED… In one of its penultimate decisions for this term, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion and decision in Janus v. AFSCME, Council 31. By a vote of 5-4, the Court declared that requiring public employees, without their consent, to pay agency...
Scott M. Karson authored an article "Mass Shootings and Domestic Violence - It's Time to Look at the Connections" which appeared in the June 2018 issue of the New York State Bar Association Journal....
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing as a follow up to our May 4, 2018 client memorandum (attached) regarding the enactment of Education Law Section 908. This law requires covered schools[1] to submit, by July 1, 2018, a plan to the State Education Department (“SED”) electronic...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to advise you that a portion of the Taylor Law (specifically, Civil Service Law § 208) has been modified as a part of this year’s legislation accompanying the 2018-2019 New York State Budget Bill. The changes appear to be a...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to advise you of a recent decision of the Commissioner of Education[1] establishing a new deadline for filing an appeal to the Commissioner when a school district seeks from another school district reimbursement of unpaid invoices for the cost of...
Lamb & Barnosky, LLP has been selected as one of CorporateLiveWire's 2017/2018 winner in the category of "Excellence in Employment Law Services-USA." The CorporateLiveWire Awards Awards represent the pinnacle of business achievement, championing the best in their respective fields. The awards cover the most important sectors of...
Alyson Mathews co-presented on the topic "Clueless (Paramount Pictures) - Diversity/Inclusion/ Discrimination in the Practice of Law" at the 18th Annual School Attorney Law Conference sponsored by the NYS Association of School Attorneys at The Sagamore Hotel in Bolton Landing, New York, which was held...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED…We are writing to advise you of the recent enactment of New York Public Health Law Section 267, which takes effect on July 1, 2018.The new law requires that all elementary and secondary public schools in the State serving students in any grade...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to advise you of an amendment to the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education regarding the Dignity for All Students Act (“DASA”). The amendment was adopted as an emergency rule effective May 8, 2018. It is anticipated that following a...
Alyssa L. Zuckerman, Esq. was the Panel Moderator on the topic entitled "Addressing Safety and Emergency Issues in the Public Sector" and a Program Chair at the Long Island Chapter Labor and Employment Relations Association Annual Spring Conference, which was held on May 18, 2018...
