Jan 24th, 2022Be Alert to Requests for Employee Information from Public Sector Unions
At least one major public sector union, the Civil Service Employees’ Association (“CSEA”), has been aggressive of late in filing requests for certain information pertaining to school district employees. These requests can be sorted into two categories: 1) requests from an existing bargaining unit (union) for information relating solely to unit employees; and 2) requests …
Jan 13th, 2022Supreme Court Blocks Enforcement of OSHA’s Vaccinate-or-Test Rule
Earlier today, the U.S. Supreme Court reimposed a stay on the enforcement of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) that would have required private sector employers with 100 or more workers to ensure that those employees are either fully vaccinated or subject to COVID-19 testing at least once per …
Jan 12th, 2022New NYS Paid Sick Leave Regulations Answer Questions about Employee Counts, Sufficient Policies and Penalties for Violations
The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) has now issued its final regulations and guidance for New York State’s mandatory Paid Sick and Safe Leave Law. As you may recall, the law went into effect on September 30, 2020, and employees could begin using the leave as of January 1, 2021. While these final …
Jan 3rd, 2022New “Test-to-Stay” Guidelines Require Written Board of Education Policy
As you may be aware, on December 23, 2021, the New York State Department of Health (“NYSDOH”) issued new guidelines on “Test-to-Stay” (“TTS”) protocols. Specifically, NYSDOH supports TTS as a strategy that allows asymptomatic unvaccinated school-based close contacts (e.g., students, teachers, school staff) to avoid school exclusion (but not other restrictions of quarantine) by testing …
Dec 17th, 2021Ferrara Fiorenza PC Elevates Heather M. Cole to Management Committee and Jeffrey M. Lewis to Partner; Nicole Marlow-Jones Joins the Firm as Counsel
EAST SYRACUSE, NY–Education and employment law firm Ferrara Fiorenza PC announces the recent promotions of Heather M. Cole to the Management Committee and Jeffrey M. Lewis to Partner in the Firm, as well as the hiring of Nicole Marlow-Jones as Counsel. “Heather and Jeffrey are incredible leaders within our Firm with an indisputable passion for …
Dec 7th, 2021Benching a Student-Athlete for Violating the School’s Code of Conduct
A Review of the First Amendment Decisions Issued Since the Supreme Court’s “Cheerleader Case” Examining Public Schools’ Disciplinary Authority Over Off-Campus Student Speech In our July newsletter, we reported on the Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L., 141 S. Ct. 2038 (2021), decision issued by the U.S. Supreme Court in June in which the Court …
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