KEEPING YOU INFORMED…The New York Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act of 2013 (New York SAFE Act) is new gun control legislation which was signed into law by Governor Cuomo on January 15, 2013. This memorandum addresses how this new legislation affects school districts and...
Robert H. Cohen wrote this article which appeared in On Board's January 14, 2013 issue.View Reprint of Article...
Alyson Mathews has become a Partner in the Firm. Douglas E. Libby have joined the Firm as Counsel. ...
This memo is to remind private sector employers about the annual notice requirements and other provisions of New York’s Wage Theft and Prevention Act, which went in effect on April 9, 2011. The Act was intended to address the failure of some employers to...
On March 23, 2010, Congress enacted the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“the ACA”). Several provisions of the ACA go into effect on January 1, 2014. Among those provisions, and one about which we have received many questions, is the requirement that...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… In the wake of the Newtown, Connecticut tragedy, school safety plans should be reviewed by school officials and emergency response teams. To address issues of school safety and violence prevention, the Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act (SAVE) was passed by the...
"Court of Appeals Update: Contractual No-Layoff Provisions" NYS Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Journal, Winter 2012, Vol. 26, No. 1.View Article...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… This memorandum shares with you the Budget Vote and School Board Election timeline that highlights the important dates in 2013.THIS MEMORANDUM IS MEANT TO ASSIST IN GENERAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE CURRENT LAW AND MAY CONSTITUTE ATTORNEY ADVERTISING. IT IS NOT TO BE REGARDED...
Robert H. Cohen, Esq. contributed to a letter submitted by the New York State Association of School Attorneys to the New York State Board of Regents, commenting on proposed Special Education Regulations on October 19, 2012.View Letter...
Scott M. Karson authored a review of the American Bar Association annual meeting in Chicago, Illinois from August 2-7, 2012, which he attended as the Delegate from the Suffolk County Bar Association. Mr. Karson’s review appeared in the October 2012 issue of The Suffolk Lawyer, the...
