Fall School Sports “Return to Play” Update
We have been trying to anticipate and quickly respond to your questions during this time, given the unprecedented challenges presented to our Boards related to COVID-19 school closures. On July 10, 2020, NJSIAA released a memo titled, “Return to Play Update,” which contained an updated schedule for a delayed fall sports season. Presently, all fall […]
Virtual Round Table COVID-19 Response and Insurance Implications
Our Insurance Defense Litigation attorneys hosted a virtual round table discussion on challenges, risk mitigation strategies, and preparedness efforts and considerations as insurers embrace the widening COVID-19 outbreak on multiple fronts, including states’ efforts to reopen and return to some semblance of normalcy. This round table event explored and focused on the pertinent issues that […]
School Opening Guidance for the 2020-2021 School Year Released!
By: Amy Houck Elco and Kasi Gifford To Our School Board Community: Today Governor Murphy and the New Jersey Department of Education released over 100 pages of Guidance for the reopening of schools for the 2020-2021 school year. The guidance can be found here. The 2020-2021 school year will not look like a typical school […]
Guidance Regarding Resumption of NJSIAA Sports & Youth Summer Camps
To Our School Board Community: We have been trying to anticipate and quickly respond to your questions during this time, given the unprecedented challenges presented to our Boards related to COVID-19 school closures. On May 29, 2020, Governor Murphy issued Executive Order 149, wherein he Ordered that high school sporting activities under the jurisdiction of the […]
Attention New Jersey School Officials: School CSA Evaluation Due Date Extended to July 31, 2020
To Our School Board Community: We have been trying to anticipate and quickly respond to your questions during this time, given the unprecedented challenges presented to our Boards related to COVID-19 school closures. On June 4, 2020, the Commissioner of Education issued a Temporary Rule Modification of N.J.A.C. 6A:10 extending the deadlines for Boards of Education […]
Outdoor Dining in New Jersey During the COVID-19 Emergency
By Nick Talvacchia, Esq., Jennifer Barr, Esq., and Trevor Waldron* On June 3, 2020, Governor Murphy signed Executive Order 150 allowing restaurants to conduct food and beverage service at outdoor areas. This order is effective at 6:00 a.m. on Monday, June 15, 2020. The Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control will be issuing temporary permits allowing […]
Forward Thinking: Planning to get back to business after COVID-19: By Russell L. Lichtenstein
Most of us are wondering what the “new normal” will be once the various stay-at-home orders have been lifted and we all get back into the workplace. It is never too early to start planning the restart of our economy by the reopening of our business locations. There are a number of issues that employers will […]
New Law Regarding Remote Learning and Paying Staff and Service Providers
by Kasi M. Gifford, Esq. To Our School Board Community: We have been trying to anticipate and quickly respond to your questions during this time, given the unprecedented challenges presented to our Boards as a result of COVID-19 and the related school closures. A couple of weeks ago we made you aware of pending legislation regarding the […]