Student Loses Stay-Put When Moving to New School District

Stay-put is the last agreed upon placement for a special education student. According to a recent decision issued by the U.S. District Court of New Jersey in Cinnaminson Township Board of Education v. K.L., 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 104706 (D.N.J. Aug. 9, 2016), a student loses stay-put w...

EEOC Guidelines on Unpaid Leave Complicate Matters for Employers

The new EEOC Guidance issued on May 9, 2016 upsets many of the assumptions employers routinely make in regard to leaves of absence.  The EEOC states, “An employer must consider providing unpaid leave to an employee with a disability as a reasonable accommodation if the employee requir...

Legal Authority For Gifting

As wealth accumulates in this country and our population continues to age, the propriety of lifetime giving has increased. Gifts can be made out of sheer benevolence, but are also important in minimizing death taxes and long term care costs. This blog will review some of the key conce...

Pro or Con: Reducing Pay While Employee Is On Light Duty?

I received an excellent question today from a reader of this blog.  The question was this:  “I'm looking for some information on whether it is acceptable to bring an employee back for light duty at a wage that is lower than their pre-accident wage provided that they are paid at least...

Debtor Has No Right to Information About Creditor’s Estate

On April 1, 2011, Norman Webb lent $150,000 to his then son-in-law, Dan Krudys. The loan was for a term of four years and was memorialized by a promissory note executed by Krudys. In the next four years, Norman died, Krudys and Norman’s daughter, Cheryl divorced, Krudys defaulted on t...

OSHA’s New Regulations and Its Restrictions on Post Accident Drug Testing

Does your organization require employees to undergo drug and alcohol testing automatically in every instance where there has been a workplace accident?  If so, new regulations from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) will greatly impact upon the continuation of...
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