Recently, Governor Tom Corbett signed into law Senate Bill 66 which relates exclusively to the functioning of the State Tax Equalization Bureau. The State Tax Equalization Bureau (“STEB”) was previously…
On December 28, 2012, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a decision which may impact whether your school district decides to offer an early retirement incentive (ERI) as part of planned…
One of the many changes made to the School Code by the Pennsylvania Legislature at the close of the 2011-2012 session was an overhaul of Section 1072, which governs the…
In a decision announced March 26, 2013, United States District Judge Sean McLaughlin granted the summary judgment motions filed by the Defendants in the case of Maryann Anderson v. Board…
The purpose of this article is not to incite school districts to challenge the United States Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR), but rather to focus the Special…
Brian P. Benestad has joined the firm and will be working within our Public Sector Law Team. Brian will focus his practice in the area of litigation. As part of…
A distinction shared by only five percent of lawyers in the state, Super Lawyers is a comprehensive list of outstanding attorneys selected annually based on researched evidence of peer recognition…
Full implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) is less than a year away. Regulations impacting school districts have been issued and more are likely. The ACA…
School districts are in the business of education not construction. Nonetheless, in order to fulfill its statutory duties, construction and renovation are inevitable. What are the practical steps a school…
There is little question that social media sites like Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn have become a critically important method of connecting brands and consumers. According to an eMarketer report, nearly…
There are numerous reasons businesses and organizations need experienced legal guidance and representation. Personnel issues are one of them. The Pittsburgh employment lawyers at Maiello, Brungo & Maiello provide the…
The new Chapter 10 regulations regarding school and student safety are now final. The regulations were necessary to comply with the requirements of Act 104 of 2010 relating to the…
In the Fall 2011 edition of Education News, we addressed situations where a school district could be exposed to electronically stored information (ESI) spoliation sanctions and provided steps to include…
The recently-revised school employee background check requirements contained in Section 111 of the Pennsylvania School Code received additional attention during the recent legislative session. As you will recall, last year’s…
At the close of the 2011-2012 legislative session, the General Assembly passed and the Governor signed Act 82 of 2012 into law on June 30, 2012. Act 82 made several…