by Jules Halpern | Nov 13, 2023 | Education Law
Student “Looping” Student looping is an education practice where a class of students advance to the next grade level with the same teacher they had the previous year. Sometimes this “looping” can continue for two or more consecutive years. Looping is not practiced...
by Jules Halpern | Nov 13, 2023 | Employee Benefits, Employee Handbook, Employer Policies, Employment Law, Working from Home
Our Firm’s Partner, Paul Scrom, was recently quoted in an LA Times article, on October 31, 2023, regarding the implications remote employees face when moving to a different state than their employers. The trend of remote employees working from a state different than...
by Jules Halpern | Sep 11, 2023 | Employment Law, New York Law, Salary Transparency
Just weeks after New York City’s new Pay Transparency Law took effect, Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill that will bring pay transparency to all of New York State (we discussed the City’s pay transparency law in a previous newsletter article – see here, as well as...
by Jules Halpern | Sep 11, 2023 | 504 Plans, Education Law, Individualized Education Plans, Private Schools
Schools are the bridge between a child’s future success and their educational needs. Under certain federal laws, schools have the obligation to provide students with certain plans and programs to ensure that they receive the accommodations and assistance they require....
by Jules Halpern | Sep 11, 2023 | Employment Law, Hiring
The Changes to the I-9 Form Due to Covid-19, many employers enjoyed the temporary flexibility of remotely checking I-9 forms to satisfy the federal requirement of physically examining I-9 forms. With the end of this flexibility, the Department of Homeland Security...
