Legal Insights
CAN EMPLOYERS AVOID ERISA BY AVOIDING OFFERING HEALTHCARE TO FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES?
Alfred Maiello
Beginning in 2015, employers employing a certain number of employees (generally 50 full-time employees or a combination of full-time and part-time employees that is equivalent to 50 full-time employees) were…
2014 Newsletters
Alfred Maiello
New Educator Misconduct Reporting Requirements – Know Your Responsibilities Student Privacy in an Era of On-Line Education Focus on Special Education Extracurricular Athletics – Providing an Equal Opportunity for Disabled…
Same-Sex Marriage – What Every School District Should Consider
Alfred Maiello
In June 2015, the US Supreme Court issued its long-awaited opinion in Obergefell v Hodges, declaring that bans on same-sex marriages are unconstitutional and legalizing same-sex marriage in every state. …
U.S. Supreme Court to Tackle Mandatory Union Fees Case in Early 2016
Alfred Maiello
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide the Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association case during the current term. The case challenges labor rules in 23 states that require government workers to…
Breakdown of an IEP: Whose Fault Is It?
Alfred Maiello
Children with disabilities are guaranteed access to a free appropriate public education (“FAPE”) once they reach three years of age (before three, children with disabilities have access to state early…
Overtime: What should employers know?
Alfred Maiello
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is a federal law that requires employers to pay certain employees minimum wage and overtime for all hours worked in excess of 40 in…
Transgender Issues: Is Your District Prepared?
Alfred Maiello
Freedom from discrimination based on sex is a right. However, when a person whose gender identity, gender expression, or behavior does not conform to that typically associated with the sex…
Alert! – Lawsuit Filed to End the Practice of School Districts Paying the Salary of a Teacher Released from Teaching Duties While Serving as President of Teacher’s Union
Christina Lane
Scott Armstrong, a former member of the Allentown School Board, has filed suit in Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court seeking to end the long-held practice of releasing the union president from classroom…
Sue DePalma celebrates 25 years at Maiello Brungo & Maiello
Alfred Maiello
February 10th, 2016 This week, Maiello Brungo & Maiello’s business manager, Susan DePalma, celebrates 25 years of working at MBM. We are so lucky to have had her on our team for…
ALERT! Keystone Exams suspended as a graduation requirement
Christina Lane
On Wednesday, February 3, 2015, Governor Wolf signed Senate Bill 880 into law, now known as Act 1 of 2016, which provides at least a two-year window for education officials…
Administration of Naloxone in Schools
Alfred Maiello
On September 30, 2014, Governor Corbett signed into law Senate Bill 1164, now known as Act 139 of 2014, which allows licensed medical professionals, such as school nurses, as well…
Greenville Area School District: In-Service Presentation
Alfred Maiello
On Monday, January 18, 2016, MBM attorneys, Falco A. Muscante and Robert T. Sonnenberg, provided a 45 minute in-service presentation to staff of the Greenville Area School District on appropriate and…
Washington County Property Tax Assessment January, 2016
Alfred Maiello
In January, 2016 the chief assessor for Washington County will review and approve the reassessment values for every property in the County. You should receive your reassessment value in February. Informal…
December 31, 2015 Deadline – Act 153/15 Background Certifications
Alfred Maiello
As a follow-up to our previous client memo regarding the December 31, 2015 deadline for school employee Act 153/15 background certifications, according to PSBA, despite extensive efforts to communicate this…