Legal Insights

Before negotiating language terms of the Lease, an agreement should first be reached on the economic terms.  These terms typically include the bonus payment, the primary term, the royalty fraction,…

In these difficult economic times, landlords are finding that tenants are defaulting on leases and failing to pay rent in record numbers.  Landlords trying to recover delinquent rental payments and…

The Pennsylvania Legislature recently approved restrictions on the length of time that diesel-powered vehicles, including school buses, may idle.  Act 124 of 2008, adopted October 9, 2008 and effective February…

With the advent of the new Right-to-Know Law on January 1, 2009, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued its decision in Tribune Review Publishing Company v. Bodack in which it ruled…

Although Section 2(10) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 includes school districts in the definition of “local government,” both the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Pennsylvania Emergency Management…

As a new school year begins, your District may receive a request from your County Health Department for specific information on students with missing immunizations.  Although the requested information, including…

As many of you may be aware (and some currently involved), the Pennsylvanian Department of General Services (“DGS”) has re-implemented its Best Value Contracting for the New Convocation Center at…

On March 24, 2008, the United States Department of Education published in the Federal Register proposed amendments to the regulations implementing the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).  FERPA…

Portions of the following scenario are fictitious and the factually accurate portions are so bizarre that they appear to be fictitious. You receive a notice to proceed on the new…

A Complete Re-Writing of Pennsylvania’s 1957 Right to Know Law Results in New Burdens and Duties on All School Districts  Pennsylvania’s new Right to Know Law, Act 3 of 2008,…

Presently, the No Child Left Behind Act is due for reauthorization by Congress.  As of this newsletter going to print, Congress has not yet reauthorized it, and many observers have…

A recent Federal Court Case in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania points out the typical pitfalls plaguing contractors in the construction bid process.  The Court found that a subcontractor is…

Recently, the Internal Revenue Service announced a change in the way it will interpret tax laws relating to deferred compensation which will have an impact on the way professional employees…

In an opinion announced at the end of the 2006-2007 term, the U.S. Supreme Court decided a case concerning student free speech rights and the ability of a school district…

It is a current trend for private and public entities to set up a wireless local-area, or wireless fidelity, network (“Wi-Fi HotSpot”) to provide free internet access to the public.…