New Sexual Harassment Legislation Signed into Law by Governor Cuomo – On August 12, 2019, Governor Cuomo signed a bill (S.6577/A.8421) into law that comprehensively extended protections for those making claims of sexual harassment. The law furthers the goals of 2018's package of reforms, which, ...
Partner Kathy Ahearn will participate in a panel discussion regarding Student Immunization at the New York State School Boards Association 23rd Annual Pre-Conference School Law Seminar in Rochester, New York on October 24, 2019. For more information, please visit: www.nyssba.org.
Partner Kathy Ahearn will be presenting a Legal Update on behalf of the NYS Association of School Business Officials, School Business Management Workshop on November 6, 2019. The workshop will be held at The Saratoga Hilton, Saratoga Springs, New York. For more information, please visit www....
Partner Erin O'Grady-Parent will be presenting a webinar on Students' Rights: An Overview of the Law on behalf of the Council of School Attorneys on October 30, 2019.
The New York State Legislature has recently enacted legislation authorizing the installation of cameras on the “stop arms” of school buses. These cameras will use photo monitoring devices to “detect and record vehicles illegally passing or overtaking a school bus.” The owner of a vehicle detecte...
On August 20, 2019, Governor Cuomo signed a bill into law containing new protections for employees who are victims of domestic violence. The new law is applicable to all employees including school districts. Guercio & Guercio clients may read the entire memorandum in the Client Portal.
Partners Erin M. O'Grady-Parent and Lisa L. Hutchinson will present a Legal Update at the Long Island Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Fall Conference on October 4, 2019. The conference will be held at the Melville Marriott located in Melville, New York. For more informati...
Partner Kathy A. Ahearn will be presenting a Legal Update on October 4, 2019 at the New York State Association of School Business Officials Fall Leadership Conference. The conference will be held at the Mirror Lake Inn located in Lake Placid, New York. See more details here
Partners Erin M. O'Grady-Parent and Lisa L. Hutchinson will present a Legal Update at the Long Island Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Fall Conference on October 4, 2019. The conference will be held at the Melville Marriott located in Melville, New York. For more informati...
Partner Kathy A. Ahearn will be presenting a Legal Update on October 4, 2019 at the New York State Association of School Business Officials Fall Leadership Conference. The conference will be held at the Mirror Lake Inn located in Lake Placid, New York.
Associate Frank G. Barile will present on the topic of IEPs at the National Business Institute IEP and 504 Plan Legal Workshop on September 20, 2019. The workshop will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 1389 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12206.
Associate Frank G. Barile will present on the topic of IEPs at the National Business Institute IEP and 504 Plan Legal Workshop on September 20, 2019. The workshop will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 1389 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12206. See more details here
On June 13, 2019, the Governor signed into law legislation (S.2994A/A.2371) removing non-medical exemptions from school vaccination requirements for students. This means that all schoolchildren must now be vaccinated as required in the Public Health Law, even if their parents have religious obje...
Partner Erin O'Grady-Parent will present at the 2019 Summer Law Conference sponsored by NYSSBA on July 23, 2019 at NYSSBA's Headquarters in Latham, New York. The topic of Erin's presentation is “APPR – The Final Frontier?” For more information regarding the conference, please visit www.nyssb...
Partner Erin O'Grady-Parent will present at the 2019 Summer Law Conference sponsored by NYSSBA on July 25, 2019 at the Huntington Hilton Long Island in Melville, New York. The topic of Erin's presentation is “APPR – The Final Frontier?” For more information regarding the conference, please vis...
On March 30, 2019, Partner Erin O'Grady-Parent was elected to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Council of School Attorneys of the National School Boards Association (COSA). COSA supports school attorneys in their representation of public school boards by providing leadership in...
Partner Christopher F. Mestecky and Associate Anthony J. Fasano authored an article entitled, “Social Media and Discovery: One Year after Forman” for the April 2019 issue of the Nassau Lawyer publication. Click to View Article
Partners Richard Guercio and Gary Steffanetta will be co-presenting “Navigating Teacher and Principal Probationary Appointments and Tenure” at the 100th Annual NYSSBA Convention in Rochester, New York which runs from October 24-26, 2019. View Event
Partner Richard Guercio will present at the 2019 Summer Law Conference sponsored by NYSSBA on July 25, 2019 at the Huntington Hilton in Melville, New York. Richard will be speaking on “How to Properly Handle Employee Mental Health and Substance Abuse”. View Event
Partner Gary L. Steffanetta will co-chair the Long Island Chapter, Labor and Employment Relations Association's (LI LERA) Annual Spring Conference on May 2, 2019 at the Tam O'Shanter Club in Glen Head, N.Y. View Event
The final State Budget contains many substantive changes in law that affect school districts, including among other things, changes to APPR, new rules regarding retirement reserve funds and contracts with school resource officers. Guercio & Guercio clients may read our preliminary analysis of th...
Partners Christopher Mestecky and Christopher Shishko will be presenting a Legal Update for the Suffolk County Chapter of the NYS Association of School Business Officials at the Irish Coffee Pub in East Islip, New York on May 17, 2019. View Event
Partner Kathy Ahearn will be presenting a Legal Update at the NYS Association of School Business Officials Education Summit & Expo on June 3, 2019 in Saratoga Springs, New York. If you would like more information regarding the conference, please visit www.asbonewyork.org. View Event
Partner Erin O'Grady-Parent will be presenting with Lawrence J. Tenebaum, Esq. on Seniority and Tenure at the New York State Association of School Attorneys 19th Annual School Attorney Law Conference on May 31, 2019. The conference will be held at The Sagamore Hotel located in Bolton Landing, Ne...
Partner Erin O'Grady-Parent will be part of a panel discussion on Alternative Revenue Streams at the New York State Association of School Business Officials Annual Education Summit & Expo on June 3, 2019 in Saratoga Springs, New York. If you would like more information about the conference, plea...
