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....
On May 15, 2012, the New York State Department of Civil Service, Employee Benefits Division, issued another policy memorandum, effective immediately, regarding health insurance buyouts from the New York State Health Insurance Plan ("NYSHIP"). Their previous policy memorandum expressly prohibited NYSHlP-participating employers from allowing buyouts...
Last week, the State Education Department issued the attached memorandum encouraging schools to work with their attorneys to ensure that each school's code of conduct allows them to take "appropriate disciplinary action" in response to the: 1) possession of synthetic cannabinoids on school property or...
