Amendments to Child Protective Services Law 23 P.S. §§ 6311, 6313 and 6319 In addition to the recent legislative changes to The Educator Discipline Act, there have been changes to…
Vaporizers otherwise known as vape pens, personal vaporizers (PV), cloud pens, electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) and e-cigarettes are attractive to students for a number of reasons. Solely based on…
Judy Shopp will present on September 25 a special education workshop in two parts titled Chapter 15 Section 504 and Educational Benefit Review for the special education teachers, school counselors, psychologists…
Judy Shopp participated with other attorneys from the Public Service Committee of the ACBA on August 2 to pack 1500 backpacks to provide school supplies for needy students throughout Allegheny…
On July 14, 2014, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued Enforcement Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination and Related Issues. Congress enacted the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) in 1978 to…
Michael Brungo is attending the Labor Law and Labor Arbitration Conference in Baltimore, MD July 23 and 24 sponsored by the Labor Arbitration Institute.
Michael Brungo, President of the Pennsylvania School Board Solicitor’s Association, hosted the 2014 School Solicitors’ Symposium in State College July 10-11, 2014. Topics presented were Legal and Practical Issues Related…
In March of 2011, after tornados swept through Westmoreland County, homeowners were forced to complete repairs. After paying their contractor in full, 11 homeowners had mechanics’ liens filed against their…
Maiello Brungo & Maiello is pleased to announce that the Greenville Area School District has appointed the firm as solicitor for the district. In that role, the firm will represent…
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has called into question the ability of schools to remove a student from its enrollment roster (dis-enroll) if the student…
On many occasions, an employer’s investigation of workplace misconduct relies heavily upon observations and testimony of co-employees. During the investigation, an employer will request that the co-employees submit witness statements. …
In C.L. v. Scarsdale Union Free Sch. Dist., C.L. suffered from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), nonverbal learning disability and executive function weakness. From kindergarten until third grade, the school…
The Office of Civil Rights (OCR), in a letter dated December 16, 2013, clarified the issues surrounding the rights of students with disabilities for an equal opportunity to participate in…
Technological advances have dramatically changed the landscape of education. Where textbooks and photocopies were previously used to educate a classroom full of students, today’s education environment increasingly incorporates electronic tools…
Revisions to the Professional Educator Discipline Act (Act) became effective February 16, 2014. The Act increases an educator’s responsibility to report and expands the instances in which a report to…