The New York State Workplace Violence Prevention Act, enacted in 2006, requires public employers with at least 20 full-time permanent employees to develop and implement a written Workplace Violence Prevention Program, evaluate their workplaces to assess the risk of violence, and implement an annual training...
A recent decision of the Nassau County Supreme Court serves as an important reminder that school districts and BOCES must take into account the Annual Professional Performance Reviews (“APPR”) of their teachers and principals when making employment decisions. In Evans v. Board of Education...
In 2009, President Barack Obama declared April to be Sexual Assault Awareness Month and requested that federal agencies develop policies to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking. Last year, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) created a Policy Statement on Federal...
As we advised in our February 11, 2014 client memorandum, the United States Treasury Department issued final regulations regarding the Affordable Care Act’s (“the ACA”) employer shared responsibility provisions. This memorandum identifies the top 10 categories of changes most likely to affect you. ...
The New York State Education Department (“the NYSED”) has issued the School Administrator’s Manual for the 2014 Grades 3-8 Common Core English Language Arts and Mathematics Tests (“the Manual”). The Manual sets forth the policies and procedures that are to be followed in order...
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....
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”). ...
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...
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...
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...
