First Look at Executive Order #214
To Our School Board Community: On January 11, 2021, Governor Murphy signed Executive Order No. 214 regarding the implementation of new policies for the 2020-2021 school year. Specifically, the Executive Order implements the following: The statutory graduation proficiency test requirement mandated by N.J.S.A. 18A:7C-2 et seq. is waived for seniors who have not yet met […]
First Look at Executive Order No. 175
To Our School Board Community: Today, the Governor issued Executive Order No. 175 which addresses, among other things, reopening plans and reopening requirements, requirements for all-remote learning, and periodic updates to the Department of Education. We are working to unpack this lengthy Executive Order so we can provide you with the most up-to-date and accurate […]
Reminder: Updated Remote Instruction Emergency Plans Due Tomorrow, 5/22
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 Monday, May 4, 2020, Governor Murphy announced that the schools will remain closed for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. As such, we […]
Will COVID-19 Be a Valid Defense to Accidental Wage and Hour Violations?
While focused on the challenges of operation during this time, many employers have relaxed their usual internal office recordkeeping and timekeeping procedures. Further complicating matters is that by virtue of the Governor’s Executive Order many companies have non-exempt employees working from home. Despite the Government’s strong direction to conduct work from home, employers have received […]
NEW RENTAL RESTRICTIONS IMMINENT?
Authored by Richard F. DeLucry, Esq. Owners and operators of short-term rental properties-including hotels, motels, guest houses, private residences and AirBnB’s-may soon have to deal with potentially long-term involuntary vacancies. Many New Jersey communities-particularly shore towns with large numbers of transient rental units-have expressed concerns that the continuing rental of those units during the COVID-19 […]
NJDOL Flier on COVID-19 & Unemployment Benefits
As you may have heard during Governor Murphy’s 2:00 p.m. press conference on March 17, 2020, the State is requesting that all businesses continue to pay their employees. While it is unclear whether it will apply to schools, the Governor explained that there is Federal and state proposed legislation that will provide small and mid-sized […]
Cooper Levenson’s Guidance for Holding Board Meetings During the State’s Shut Down of Schools
To Our School Board Community: Given the current uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, we here in the Education Department at Cooper Levenson thought it appropriate to provide guidance regarding holding Board Meetings while your School District is closed. The below is subject to any additional Federal, State, or Locally issued rules or orders that may be issued […]
New Jersey Medical Aid in Dying Act Update
A law that is as controversial as New Jersey’s Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act (“Act”) is bound to have its challengers. The first challenge to the Act came in the form of a temporary restraining order (“TRO”) which was issued by a Superior Court Judge in Mercer County, New Jersey on […]
The New Jersey Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act
We have witnessed a growing movement to allow terminally ill patients to end their own lives on their terms throughout the United States. New Jersey joined that movement when the Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act (“Act”) was signed into law by Governor Phil Murphy on April 12, 2019. The Act becomes […]