November 28, 2011 Lauren Schnitzer: “Parting the Waters of Student Requests for Religious Accommodations”
Lauren Schnitzer authored this article which appeared in On Board's November 28, 2011 issue.View Article...
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November 02, 2011 Open Meetings Law and the Procedure for Entering into and Exiting from an Executive Session
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… As a general rule, New York’s Open Meetings Law (“OML”) requires that all meetings and/or sessions of a public body remain open to the public. Given the ever increasing demands for transparency of public entities, this memorandum reviews procedures for public bodies to...
October 14, 2011 New Required Posting of Notice of Employee Rights
Pursuant to a rule adopted by the National Labor Relations Board ("the NLRB"), all employers subject to the National Labor Relations Act ("the NLRA") must, starting on January 31, 2012, post a notice informing employees of their NlRA-related rights. ...
October 10, 2011 Robert H. Cohen: “Thinking Outside the Cap: Six Alternative Sources of Revenue”
Robert H. Cohen wrote this article which appeared in On Board's October 10, 2011 issue.View Article...
October 06, 2011 Bullying Students with Disabilities
We would like to share with you some developments in the case law regarding the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA). Pursuant to the IDEA, schools must provide students with disabilities with a free appropriate public education (FAPE). As seen by a...
October 01, 2011 Scott M. Karson and Richard K. Zuckerman: 2011 Super Lawyers
Scott M. Karson was selected for inclusion on the New York Super Lawyers list for 2011 in the appellate law practice area based on peer nominations, blue ribbon panel review and independent research. Richard K. Zuckerman was selected for inclusion on the New York Super Lawyers list...
September 16, 2011 NYSUT, et al. v. Board of Regents, et al. (APPR Regulations Decision)
A State Supreme Court Justice recently issued a decision invalidating some of the regulatory provisions adopted by the Board of Regents implementing the new annual professional performance review ("APPR") legislation. ...
September 14, 2011 Compensation and Benefits for Heads of Certain Police Departments – General Municipal Law Section 207-M Repealed
We are writing to advise you that General Municipal Law Section 207-m has been repealed by the Legislature. That law required that the salary of the head of a police department who was not in a bargaining unit, and who oversaw a department of fewer...
September 14, 2011 Richard K. Zuckerman: Co-Editor, New York State Bar Association’s “Public Sector Labor and Employment Law 3rd Edition” Treatise
Richard K. Zuckerman is co-editor for the newly published 2011 revision to the New York State Bar Association's Public Sector Labor and Employment Law 3rd Edition treatise....
September 06, 2011 Sharon N. Berlin & Richard K. Zuckerman: Named as Two of LI’s Top 10 Labor and Employment Lawyers
Sharon Berlin and Richard Zuckerman have again been named two of the top 10 Labor and Employment Lawyers by The Ten Leaders Cooperative. They were chosen based on out-of-firm peer referrals, length of practice and focus of practice....