KEEPING YOU INFORMED… This memorandum is to advise you about guidance issued on January 25, 2013 by the United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, which clarifies existing legal obligations pursuant to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 with respect to affording...
With the New Year upon us, it may be a good time for public employers to review the composition of their bargaining units to ascertain whether there are any employees who should not be in a union due to their "managerial" and/or "confidential" status. ...
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...
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...
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...
The New York State Education Department ("SED") recently issued guidance updating the SED Administration of Medication in the School Setting Guidelines of 2002. Pursuant to the former guidelines, a student's parent/guardian needed to provide written permission and an order from a medical provider for a...
On July 9, 2012, Governor Cuomo signed legislation which expands the scope of the Dignity for All Students Act by requiring schools to take action when students experience cyberbullying. The new law goes into effect on July 1, 2013. School district and BOCES policies, procedures...
This memorandum is to advise you of a recent enforcement guidance (“the Guidance”) issued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“the EEOC”) regarding the use of a person’s criminal history in employment decisions....
