Legal Insights

In these difficult economic times, landlords are finding that tenants are defaulting on leases and failing to pay rent in record numbers.  Landlords trying to recover delinquent rental payments and…

Senate Bill 3406, which was signed into law by the President on September 25, 2008, was enacted by Congress to reverse several recent decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court which…

Act 1 of Special Session 2006 continues to impact School District operations.  The Act marked a milestone this past school year.  It was the first year that School Districts received…

The Pennsylvania Legislature recently approved restrictions on the length of time that diesel-powered vehicles, including school buses, may idle.  Act 124 of 2008, adopted October 9, 2008 and effective February…

As some of you may be aware, in 2006 the Pennsylvania legislature adopted amendments to Pennsylvania Mechanics’ Lien Law of 1963.  The amendments which became effective in 2007 substantially modified…

With presumably billions of dollars  being pumped into the creation of “green” jobs by the recently passed Economic Stimulus Package many questions loom regarding what is it to be green. …

Maiello, Brungo & Maiello, LLP is pleased to report that its participation on behalf of its School District client has resulted in a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision which upheld the…

With the advent of the new Right-to-Know Law on January 1, 2009, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued its decision in Tribune Review Publishing Company v. Bodack in which it ruled…

In a recent decision, the Commonwealth Court has clarified that school districts may continue to apply for mandate waivers, notwithstanding any informal policy of the Pennsylvania Department of Education to…

With the commencement of the calendar year, many Districts are facing contract negotiations with their non-professional staff.  All negotiations must be conducted in good faith, with a sincere desire to…

In times of shrinking resources, booster groups are exploring grants and private donations to assist with funding student activities and athletic programs.  To qualify for many grants and to attract…

Prior to the new Right-to-Know Law, each School District was permitted to establish fees for duplication of records provided that the fees were “reasonable and based on prevailing fees for…

Federal legislation was recently adopted which modifies the Americans with Disabilities Act (the “ADA”) to broaden the application of the Act’s provisions as they apply to employers and public entities. …

Although Section 2(10) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 includes school districts in the definition of “local government,” both the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Pennsylvania Emergency Management…

Maiello, Brungo & Maiello LLP has been selected as the exclusive legal sponsor for the University of Pittsburgh Small Business Development Center’s (SBDC) First Step and Second Step Program.  They…