May 02, 2014 Super Tuesday: Two Election Day Issues
In anticipation of the upcoming Budget Vote and Board of Education Election, we wanted to address two sensitive and important issues....
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April 24, 2014 Scott M. Karson: Host and Moderator of Suffolk County Bar Association Reception
Scott M. Karson served as host and moderator at a Suffolk County Bar Association reception and continuing legal education presentation featuring Associate Judge Eugene F. Pigott, Jr. of the New York Court of Appeals, the State’s highest Court....
April 18, 2014 Real Property Tax Freeze Credit: Adoption of a “Freeze-Compliant Budget”
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… The “Real Property Tax Freeze Credit,” a new tax credit available to eligible taxpayers residing in a municipality that adopts a “freeze-compliant budget,” was adopted as part of the 2014-2015 State Budget. Residents will be eligible to receive this tax credit in the...
April 09, 2014 Workplace Violence Prevention Program
The New York State Workplace Violence Prevention Act, enacted in 2006, requires public employers with at least 20 full-time permanent employees to develop and implement a written Workplace Violence Prevention Program, evaluate their workplaces to assess the risk of violence, and implement an annual training...
April 08, 2014 APPR Decision of the Nassau County Supreme Court
A recent decision of the Nassau County Supreme Court serves as an important reminder that school districts and BOCES must take into account the Annual Professional Performance Reviews (“APPR”) of their teachers and principals when making employment decisions. In Evans v. Board of Education...
April 08, 2014 APRIL: Sexual Assault Awareness Month
In 2009, President Barack Obama declared April to be Sexual Assault Awareness Month and requested that federal agencies develop policies to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking. Last year, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) created a Policy Statement on Federal...
March 29, 2014 Scott M. Karson: Member of Faculty at New York Bar Association Young Lawyers Section Trial Academy
Scott M. Karson served as a member of the faculty at the New York Bar Association Young Lawyers Section Trial Academy, held at Cornell Law School in Ithaca, New York from March 29 – April 2, 2014....
March 23, 2014 Sharon N. Berlin: Selected for Inclusion in the 2014 “The Top Women Attorneys in the New York Metro Area”
Sharon N. Berlin was selected for inclusion in the 2014 "The Top Women Attorneys in the New York Metro Area", a special section devoted to female attorneys from the 2013 New York Metro Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists, in the practice area of employment and...
March 19, 2014 Top 10 Categories of Changes in the Final ACA Employer Share Responsibility Regulations
As we advised in our February 11, 2014 client memorandum, the United States Treasury Department issued final regulations regarding the Affordable Care Act’s (“the ACA”) employer shared responsibility provisions. This memorandum identifies the top 10 categories of changes most likely to affect you. ...
March 18, 2014 Limited NYSED Guidance Regarding Opt Out Procedures
The New York State Education Department (“the NYSED”) has issued the School Administrator’s Manual for the 2014 Grades 3-8 Common Core English Language Arts and Mathematics Tests (“the Manual”). The Manual sets forth the policies and procedures that are to be followed in order...