KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to update you regarding the litigation challenging NYSHIP’s Policy Memorandum 122r3. The NYSHIP memo prohibits participating employers and agencies from allowing buyouts from a NYSHIP plan for employees who were enrolled in other NYSHIP coverage during the buyout period. The...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to inform you that the New York State Commissioner of Education has recently, for the first time, ruled that an educator’s service as a full-time regular substitute that does not ripen into a probationary appointment must be included, for recall...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to inform you that the United States Departments of Education and Justice (“the Departments”) recently rescinded the federal guidance contained in their joint May 13, 2016 “Dear Colleague Letter” on Transgender Students and in the Department of Education’s January 7,...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to inform you that the New York Industrial Board of Appeals recently revoked the direct deposit and payroll debit card regulations that were scheduled to take effect on March 7, 2017. As a result, employers will no longer be required...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We suggest that, at least once each year, you review the composition of your bargaining units to determine whether there are any employees who should be removed due to their “managerial” or “confidential” status. Employees who are formally designated as either “managerial”...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… With Valentine’s Day upon us and love in the air, we would like to offer an overview of potential legal issues that may arise from workplace romances, as well as some of the best practices that employers should consider adopting when dealing with...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… "Okay campers, rise and shine and don't forget your booties 'cause it's coooold out there today!'”[1]Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow this morning, so it looks like we’re in for a long winter! Now that we have shared this completely reliable winter forecast, we...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to remind you that, effective January 21, 2017, employers will have to utilize a new I-9 Form, and the Department of Homeland Security will no longer accept older versions of the I-9 Form. This new “smart” form is available at...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… On June 30, 2016, we wrote to advise you about the New York State Office of Children and Family Services’ adoption of emergency regulations relating to the interview of students without parental permission or a court order. A copy of that memo is...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to update you about the status of the NYSHIP health insurance buyout issue. Governor Cuomo recently vetoed Assembly Bill A09175, which would have amended New York Civil Service Law § 161 to prospectively prohibit any law, rule, regulation or policy...
