We represent employers in all aspects of employment and labor relations law

Employment Law

We provide proactive and practical legal services for public schools and BOCES clients

Education Law

We represent employers in all aspects of employment and labor relations law

Employment Law

We provide proactive and practical legal services for public schools and BOCES clients

Education Law

What We Do

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Education Law

We encourage a proactive and preventative approach to promoting and maintaining a safe, productive and efficient environment for educating students and serving the school community. We offer a blend of expertise and practical advice resulting from years of hands-on business and operational management experience. We analyze and work to resolve both unique and routine challenges confronted by Boards of Education and administrators.

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Employment Law

Our practice is dedicated exclusively to the representation of employers in all aspects of employment and labor relations law. This highly regulated environment demands representation based on strategic solutions tailored to the needs and objectives of each employer. We recognize the importance of both leadership and compliance in organizational success.

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Latest Posts

Unauthorized Disclosure and Access to Protected Student Records: What School Districts Should Consider to Ensure the Protection of Sensitive DataOct 29th, 2024
by Daria Ivasiuk

Unauthorized Disclosure and Access to Protected Student Records: What School Districts Should Consider to Ensure the Protection of Sensitive Data

There has been a spike in data security breaches during recent years, including unauthorized access to and release of student records. The New York State Education Department (“NYSED”) and the Office of the New York State Comptroller (“Comptroller”) stress that adequately safeguarding confidential information regarding students and their families is of the utmost importance. The Comptroller and NYSED both emphasize the need for school districts and vendors providing information technology services (“IT”) to adhere to federal and state laws regulating data protection and to include security protocols in their contracts aimed at avoiding the unauthorized disclosure and release of protected information.

Your Capital Project Toolbox: Avoiding Scope CreepOct 29th, 2024
by David E. Tinker

Your Capital Project Toolbox: Avoiding Scope Creep

At the planning stage (Schematic Design, Design Development, and Construction Documents) and the Construction Administration stage of a capital construction project there are pressures to expand the scope of the work being planned or performed. Here are tools to add to your toolbox so that the scope of the completed project is intentional, deliberately determined, and not the result of “scope creep.”

Business Official Academy: Legal Issues Impacting the School Business OfficeSep 23rd, 2024
by Ferrara Fiorenza PC

Business Official Academy: Legal Issues Impacting the School Business Office

Join Ferrara Fiorenza for this virtual series examining the legal issues impacting school business offices. Register for $100 per session, or purchase the entire series bundle for $550 per district.

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