The Governor recently signed the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA), which amends the New York State Human Rights Law to explicitly prohibit discrimination in employment based on gender identity or expression, including transgender status. The law will become effective on February ...
Partners Kathy Ahearn, Erin O'Grady-Parent, Christopher Mestecky and Christopher Shishko will be presenting at our Food for Thought Breakfast Seminar on April 5, 2019 at the Desmond Hotel located in Albany, New York. Our topics for discussion will be “Drilling Down: Construction Projects in Sch...
Recently enacted legislation amends Article 23-B of the Education Law to expand the categories of employees that are required to report allegations of child abuse in an educational setting. The legislation also updates the training requirements under the law (Ch. 363 of the Laws of 2018). The ch...
Partners Kathy Ahearn, Erin O'Grady-Parent, Christopher Mestecky and Christopher Shishko will be presenting at our Food for Thought Breakfast Seminar on April 5, 2019 at the Desmond Hotel located in Albany, New York. Our topics for discussion will be “Drilling Down: Construction Projects in Sch...
Partner Kathy Ahearn will participate in a panel discussion on “Political Discourse in Public Schools – Complex Issues without Simple Rules” at the NYS Bar Association Law, Youth & Citizenship conference on November 16, 2018 in Albany, New York. Click here to see more details.
Partner Erin O'Grady-Parent will be presenting on Investigatory Interview Techniques at the 53rd Annual Conference of the New York State Association of School Personnel Administrators on October 29, 2018. Click here to see the event.
On September 7, 2018, the Governor signed into law a bill passed by the State Legislature which now provides Labor Class Civil Service employees the same Section 75 rights as those Civil Service Employees in the Non-Competitive Class. Labor Class employees with at least 5 years continuous service...
In April 2018, the Governor signed an Executive Order restoring voting rights to individuals on parole. Notwithstanding this Executive Order, should an individual be on parole for a sexual offense, and is classified as a Level II or Level III offenders on the NY State Registry, this individual st...
On August 24, 2018, Governor Cuomo signed into law a bill passed by the State Legislature to enhance the State's requirements relating to pre-employment and random drug and alcohol testing of school bus drivers and the prohibition on drug and alcohol use prior to operating a school bus. (Ch. 207 ...
Partner Erin O'Grady-Parent, Esq. will present a legal update at the NYS Association of School Business Officials Fall Leadership Conference on October 2, 2018 at the Otesaga Hotel & Conference Center located in Cooperstown, New York.
Partners Erin O'Grady-Parent and Lisa Hutchinson will be presenting a Legal Update for Administrators at the Long Island Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development Fall Conference on October 5, 2018. The Conference will be held at the Melville Marriott located in Melville, New York.
On July 19, 2018, the New York State Education Department (“NYSED”) issued new Residency Guidance after becoming aware of public concerns and inquiries indicating that some school districts have instituted a practice of “mandatory re-registration.” Although the Guidance does not specifically defi...
Partner Kathy Ahearn will present a Legal Update at the NYS Association of School Business Officials 2018 School Business Management Workshop at the Desmond Hotel in Albany, New York on November 8, 2018.
Partner Kathy Ahearn will present a Legal Update at the NYS Association of School Business Officials 2018 School Business Management Workshop at the Desmond Hotel in Albany, New York on November 8, 2018.
Partner Erin O'Grady-Parent and Anthony J. Fasano recently presented at the 41st Annual Summer Conference for the Management Advocates for School Labor Affairs (“MASLA”). The topic of the presentation was School Security and Employee Rights.
On June 27, 2018, the United States Supreme Court, in Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31 (“Janus”), held that public sector labor unions may no longer collect fees for the cost of collective bargaining (known as agency fees) from employees who have ...
Partner Richard Guercio will present at the 2018 Summer Law Conference sponsored by NYSSBA on July 26, 2018 in Plainview, New York. Richard will be speaking on Sexual Harassment: Students Have a Right to Protection Too.
Partner Richard Guercio will present at the Facilities Management Expo presented by The Suffolk County Chapter of NYS School Facilities Association on June 27, 2018 regarding Management in the Civil Service Environment.
In anticipation of the U.S. Supreme Court's imminent decision in Janus v. AFSCME, we write to address an issue that may arise regarding the collection of agency fees from non-union member employees just prior to the Court's decision. Agency fee statutes permit government unions to collect fees fr...
On June 12, 2018, the New York State Board of Regents adopted emergency regulations to implement New York's approved State Plan under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (“ESSA”). As you recall, ESSA was enacted in 2015 as the legislative reauthorization of the federal Elementary and Seconda...
Partners Randy Glasser and Bonnie Gorham will present at an interactive workshop sponsored by NBI regarding Special Education Law. The event will take place at the Four Points Sheraton in Plainview, New York.
Partner Randy Glasser will present a seminar on Local Government Law: What Attorneys Need to Know on July 13, 2018 at the Holiday Inn in Westbury, New York. The event is sponsored by the National Business Institute.
At its June 12, 2018 meeting, the Board of Regents approved, on an emergency basis, an amendment to the emergency regulations adopted at its April 2018 meeting regarding the calculation of the annual minimum hours of instructional time that can be counted towards superintendents' conference days ...
This year's State Budget legislation amended State law to help combat sexual harassment in the workplace (Ch. 57 of the Laws of 2018, Part KK, Subparts A-F). The legislation includes several new mandates that apply to all employers, including school districts and BOCES. The key provisions of the ...
Partner John P. Sheahan will chair the 2018 Spring Retreat for the Nassau County Council of School Superintendents on Friday, May 18, 2018 at the Nassau County Bar Association in Mineola, New York. Partner Christopher F. Mestecky will present on DASA, Bullying and the Legal Requirements.
