New York Public Personnel Law: Proposed bills of particular interest to school administrators vetoed by the Governor

Saturday, January 05, 2019

Proposed bills of particular interest to school administrators vetoed by the Governor

Proposed bills of particular interest to school administrators vetoed by the Governor

Source: Attorney Douglas E. Gerhardt, Harris Beach, PLLC

Douglas E. Gerhardt, Esq., a partner with the Harris Beach, PLLC law firm, has posted an article addressing two significant bills of interest to school administrators that were passed by the State legislature. One bill would have harmonized certain tenure laws, the second sought to remove the salary cap currently in effect applicable to BOCES superintendents. Both bills were vetoed by the Governor.

Mr. Gerhardt discusses the impact of these vetoes on school districts and administrators in New York state public schools.

The article is posted on the Internet at:

https://www.harrisbeach.com/new-york-municipalities-blog/governor-vetoes-two-key-bills-for-school-administrators-in-final-hours-of-2018/?utm_source=Constant%20Contact&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Blog&utm_term=vetoes%20for%20school%20districts&utm_content=Governor%20Vetoes%20Two%20Key%20Bills%20for%20School%20Administrators%20in%20Final%20Hours%20of%202018

New York Public Personnel Law Electronic Handbooks

The Discipline Book - A concise guide to disciplinary actions involving public officers and employees in New York State. Click here to Read a FREE excerpt. For more information click on http://booklocker.com/books/5215.html

A Reasonable Disciplinary Penalty Under the Circumstances - The text of this publication focuses on determining an appropriate disciplinary penalty to be imposed on an employee in the public service in instances where the employee has been found guilty of misconduct or incompetence. Now available in two formats - as a large, paperback print edition, and as an e-book. Click here to Read a FREE excerpt. For more information click on http://booklocker.com/7401.html

Disability Benefits for fire, police and other public sector personnel - an e-book focusing on retirement for disability under the NYS Employees' Retirement System, the NYS Teachers' Retirement System, General Municipal Law Sections 207-a/207-c and similar statutes providing benefits to employees injured both "on-the-job" and "off-the-job." Click here to Read a FREE excerpt. For more information click on http://booklocker.com/books/3916.html

The Layoff, Preferred List and Reinstatement Manual -This e-book reviews the relevant laws, rules and regulations, and selected court and administrative decisions. Click here to Read a FREE excerpt. For more information click on http://booklocker.com/books/5216.html

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Paid Family Leave webinar specifically for public employers

Source: New York State Workers' Compensation Board

Learn about the nation’s strongest and most comprehensive paid family leave and how public employers can opt in at a special Paid Family Leave webinar specifically for public employers.

This one-hour, online session will provide you with an overview of the state’s landmark Paid Family Leave benefit, and the easy process for opting in.

Paid Family Leave is employee-paid insurance that provides employees with job-protected, paid time off from work to bond with a new child, care for a family member with a serious health condition, or assist when a spouse, domestic partner, child or parent is deployed abroad on active military service. Under the New York Paid Family Leave law, it is easy for public employers to opt in to provide access to these benefits for your employees. Those with union-represented employees may provide Paid Family Leave if it is agreed to through collective bargaining.

Register

The one-hour sessions are free and will include time for questions and answers. Dates and times are below. Register for a session here: http://bit.ly/pflwebinar.

Thursday, January 17, 2019, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Thursday, January 24, 2019, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Thursday, January 31, 2019, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Thursday, February 7, 2019, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Thursday, February 14, 2019, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Thursday, February 21, 2019, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Additional Paid Family Leave resources are available

In addition, New York State offers complete details and resources on Paid Family Leave at PaidFamilyLeave.ny.gov, including a special page for public employers. Help is also available via a toll-free Paid Family Leave Helpline at 844-337-6303.

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Lives Well Lived

In this award winning documentary Filmmaker Sky Bergman celebrates the wit and wisdom of 40 adults who are 75 to 100 years old and living their lives to the fullest. For more information click on https://www.lives-well-lived.com/.

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Diversity Includes Disabled People

The Chronicle of Philanthropy has published an article on the work RespectAbility is doing to improve employment opportunities for people with disabilities in philanthropy and nonprofit organizations.

A free toolkit to evaluate job opportunities at such organizations is available for downloading at: https://www.respectability.org/inclusive-philanthropy.

For more information e-mail Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, President, RespectAbility, at JenniferM@RespectAbility.org .

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AELE's workshop on Jail and Prisoner Legal Issues

The workshop is being held in Las Vegas on January 14-17, 2019 and will focus on the issues surrounding "what is male" and "what is female."

Topics include [a] Is sex a problem in your jail? [b] Are there issues arising around sex in your jail? [c] Do you separate males from females? [d] Do you even know what male or female is?

Attendance at this program satisfies one of the requirements for the AELE Certified Litigation Specialist (CLS) Designation. Information on the CLS designation may also be found on the AELE web site at http://aele.org/cls-info.html.

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The 2019 Civil Justice Program at Loyola Law School

Loyla will hold it 14th annual Journalist Law School from Wednesday, June 5, through Saturday, June 8, 2019 at its downtown Los Angeles campus. The application deadline is Friday, Feb. 15, 2019.

Apply or learn more at www.journalistlawschool.org.

The fellowship condenses core law-school subjects and break-out topics into a long weekend filled with courses taught by law professors, judges and prominent attorneys. This year faculty planners expect to focus on issues related to scrutiny over presidential conduct, the intersection of technology and the law, and other legal topics frequently occupying news headlines. That's in addition to such core classes as constitutional law, criminal law, civil justice, evidence and more.

There is no cost to journalists to attend the fellowship. Instruction, lodging and most meals are included. The Journalist Law School will cover half of travel expenses up to $300.

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Best Practices for Structuring and Negotiating Project Labor Agreements Webinar scheduled

A Project Labor Agreement (PLA) is designed to facilitate complex construction projects by establishing labor-management partnerships between labor, developers, owners, contractors, community groups and public agencies.

Meyers Nave attorneys Ellyn Moscowitz and Eric Casher will present a complimentary webinar to share their legal expertise and practical insights on planning, negotiating and implementing Project Labor Agreements on January 16, 2019.

The webinar will cover common misunderstandings about PLAs, most frequent stumbling blocks in negotiating PLAs, and mistakes to avoid in enforcing PLAs and includes recent PLA case studies that demonstrate the application of the information provided during the webinar. Public sector interests will be extensively covered in the presentation.

Please register by 5:00 PM on January 15, 2019.

For more information, please contact Stephanie Hill at 800.464.3559 or shill@meyersnave.com.

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January 2019 AELE notes:

Law Enforcement Liability Reporter
This issue has cases on assault and battery: physical, domestic violence and child abuse, electronic control weapons: dart mode, firearms related: intentional use, firearms related: Second Amendment issues, and First Amendment. View at: http://www.aele.org/law/2019all01/LR2019JAN.html

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Helping employees with mental health conditions feel comfortable and productive at work

Every year natural disasters devastate communities, leaving thousands of families displaced and financially ruined. Couple that with the increase of technology pushing us to be faster, smarter, and do more things than are humanly possible–it brings no surprise that we are experiencing an increase in mental health concerns. Openly discussing mental health in the workplace will not only help employees feel supported and cared for but can also increase productivity and company loyalty . . .

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Cybersecurity

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