We are writing to remind you of the August 29, 2014 APPR implementation certification compliance deadline. By this date, all school districts and BOCES must submit to the SED a completed “Implementation Certification Form” signed by the superintendent and board president. This form must be...
The New York State Legislature recently passed a bill that would extend through December 15, 2015, the use of lever-voting machines for village, school district, library and special district elections throughout the State. Without the extension, these municipalities would have been required to purchase or...
August is National Immunization Awareness Month. We therefore take this opportunity to inform you about current legal requirements for student immunizations and recent changes issued by the New York State Department of Health (“DOH”). These new requirements went into effect on July 1, 2014 and...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… In April, we prepared a memorandum outlining what you need to do to adopt a "freeze-compliant budget" and allow your eligible residents to claim the real property tax freeze credit. This week, the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance issued guidance...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… This memorandum discusses the updated Model COBRA Continuation Coverage Election Notice recently issued by the U.S. Department of Labor.THIS MEMORANDUM IS MEANT TO ASSIST IN GENERAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE CURRENT LAW. IT IS NOT TO BE REGARDED AS LEGAL ADVICE. THOSE WITH PARTICULAR...
We are writing to inform you of legislation concerning commercial property assessment disputes in Nassau County that was recently passed by the New York State Legislature and sent to the Governor for his consideration....
Given the recent outcry with regard to the Common Core rollout, the New York State Legislature recently adopted a bill temporarily altering how scores on Common-Core aligned State assessments will be factored into calculating teacher and principal Annual Professional Performance Review ratings....
Employers experience the highest volume of harassment complaints during the spring and summer months, based upon filing information distributed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. For this reason, this is a good time for you to create, re-examine and, if necessary, revise your anti-harassment policies....
The 2014-2015 New York State Budget was passed on March 31, 2014. The Budget includes, among other things, legislation creating Education Law Section 2-d which protects the privacy of personally identifiable information and creates a parents bill of rights regarding the privacy and security of...
The State Court of Appeals recently upheld the New York State Public Employment Relation Board’s (“PERB”) decision that the Town of Islip violated the Taylor Law when it unilaterally discontinued the practice of permanently assigning Town-owned vehicles to certain employees and permitting those employees to...
