On February 2, 2012, an amendment to New York’s Open Meetings Law will go into effect. The amendment requires Agencies make available to the public prior to or at an open meeting certain documents that are scheduled to be the subject of discussion during the...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… This memorandum shares with you the Budget Vote and School Board Election timeline that highlights the important dates in 2012.THIS MEMORANDUM IS MEANT TO ASSIST IN GENERAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE CURRENT LAW AND MAY CONSTITUTE ATTORNEY ADVERTISING. IT IS NOT TO BE REGARDED AS...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… This memorandum discusses the New York Wage Theft Prevention Act, legislation amending the New York Labor Law that became effective on April 9, 2011, and the guidance recently published by the Department of Labor regarding compliance with the Act.THIS MEMORANDUM IS MEANT TO...
We are writing to inform you about a recent New York Court of Appeals decision which has important implications for public employers whose union contracts contain a no layoff provision or who are considering whether to agree to one....
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… As a general rule, New York’s Open Meetings Law (“OML”) requires that all meetings and/or sessions of a public body remain open to the public. Given the ever increasing demands for transparency of public entities, this memorandum reviews procedures for public bodies to...
Pursuant to a rule adopted by the National Labor Relations Board ("the NLRB"), all employers subject to the National Labor Relations Act ("the NLRA") must, starting on January 31, 2012, post a notice informing employees of their NlRA-related rights. ...
We would like to share with you some developments in the case law regarding the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA). Pursuant to the IDEA, schools must provide students with disabilities with a free appropriate public education (FAPE). As seen by a...
A State Supreme Court Justice recently issued a decision invalidating some of the regulatory provisions adopted by the Board of Regents implementing the new annual professional performance review ("APPR") legislation. ...
We are writing to advise you that General Municipal Law Section 207-m has been repealed by the Legislature. That law required that the salary of the head of a police department who was not in a bargaining unit, and who oversaw a department of fewer...
With the New Year upon us, it is 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....
