Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
One of the teachers in my building has a lot of anger, and every time we talk, I am worried that he is going to erupt. His latest gambit is
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Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
One of the teachers in my building has a lot of anger, and every time we talk, I am worried that he is going to erupt. His latest gambit is…
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) is launching a stateside visa renewal pilot program that will allow certain eligible H-1B visa holders to apply to renew their visa stamp from within the United States during a defined time period. The…
On December 21, 2023, the IRS announced the launch of a new voluntary disclosure program for employers that received an Employee Retention Credit (ERC) but were not actually entitled to the ERC. The ERC is a refundable tax credit for…
As an update to its previous 2017 guidance on the subject (the “2017 Guidance”), the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) released guidance for school districts in January 2024 providing information to assist school districts in meeting their obligations to…
Late last month on December 20th, the IRS issued IRS Notice 2024-2 (“Notice”), an 81-page set of Q & A guidance that provides much needed information on how to comply with several law changes within the SECURE 2.0 law that…
Over on my firm’s sister blog, the Employment Law Letter, my colleagues have a post this week about the issuance of final rule on Independent Contractors by the United States Department of Labor.
As they note, the Final…
On January 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a final rule (“Final Rule”) defining the term independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), rescinding the previous definition of independent contractor outlined in 2021 (“2021 Rule”).…
Led, in part, by a crusade from former Fox News hosts Gretchen Carlson and Julie Roginsky, who settled private cases with Fox News involving sexual harassment and signed non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), we’re likely to see a bill at the General…
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
We are having a discussion about whether it could be appropriate at a PPT meeting to consider whether to exit a student with a specific learning disability (SLD)/dyslexia from special…
A recent enforcement case brought by the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) serves as an important reminder for districts to manage their school bus idling processes, signage and training for facility staff and bus drivers (including third party providers).
Generally speaking,…