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.
Long Island Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development Fall Conference
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.
NYSED Residency Guidance
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 define the term “mandatory re-registration”, the Guidance references a mandatory practice wherein all […]
41st Annual Summer Conference for the Management Advocates for School Labor Affairs (“MASLA”)
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.
Partner Kathy Ahearn will present a Legal Update at the NYS Association of School Business Officials
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.
U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Janus v. AFSCME
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 chosen not to join the union. […]
Summer Law Conference
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.
Facilities Management Expo
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.
Agency Payments in Anticipation of the Supreme Court’s Decision in Janus v. AFSCME
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 from workers who are covered by a union […]
New Regulations Implementing New York State’s ESSA Plan
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 Secondary Education Act (“ESEA”), replacing the previous legislative […]
