March 05, 2014 Labor and Employment Law Checklist
With winter soon coming to a close, this memorandum will provide you with a sample "Spring cleaning" checklist for auditing some best practices within your personnel/human resources department....
Client Memos
March 03, 2014 Adjustments to Common Core Implementation
The State Board of Regents’ P-12 Education and Higher Education Committees (“the Committees”) have adopted several reform measures that were recommended by a P-12 Education Committee Work Group regarding the implementation of the new Common Core Standards (“the Standards”). ...
February 25, 2014 ACA 90-Day Waiting Period
The Affordable Care Act (“the ACA”) established minimum standards for health insurance plans. One of those standards is prohibiting an individual who is otherwise eligible for health insurance coverage from waiting more than 90 days for coverage to become effective. This memorandum addresses...
February 21, 2014 Court of Appeals Affirms Decision Annulling Repeal of “County Guaranty”
Earlier this week, the New York State Court of Appeals affirmed the Appellate Division, Second Department’s decision annulling Nassau County’s attempt to repeal the County Guaranty through its enactment of Local Law 18. As the highest court in the State, the Court of Appeals...
February 12, 2014 Romance in the Workplace
With Valentine’s Day around the corner and love in the air, it is only fitting that we offer an overview of the potential legal issues that may arise because of workplace romances, as well as some of the best practices that employers should consider adopting...
February 11, 2014 Two Important Changes in the Final ACA Employer Shared Responsibility Regulations
Yesterday, the United States Treasury Department issued final regulations regarding the Affordable Care Act's employer shared responsibility provisions. We wanted to advise you about two important changes:...
February 07, 2014 Review of the Family Medical Leave Act
With the recent increase in on-site investigations by the United States Department of Labor (“the DOL”) concerning employer compliance with the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), we would like to clarify some of the law’s requirements that cause confusion among many employers. ...
January 30, 2014 Guidance Regarding Nondiscriminatory Administration of School Discipline
The U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Justice (“the Departments”) recently issued guidance in the form of a “Dear Colleague” letter to public elementary and secondary schools regarding schools’ legal obligations to administer student discipline on a nondiscriminatory basis. This guidance...
January 29, 2014 Managerial and Confidential Employees
Now that the New Year has begun, it may be a good time to review the composition of your bargaining units to ascertain whether there are any employees who should not be in a union due to their “managerial” and/or “confidential” status. We are...
January 01, 2014 Extracurricular Athletics for Students with Disabilities
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… On January 25, 2013, the United States Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights issued a “Dear Colleague” letter to clarify and communicate schools’ responsibilities under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (“Section 504”) regarding the provision of extracurricular athletics to...