Legal Insights

House Bill 1816, now known as Act 168, was signed by the Governor on October 22, 2014 and takes effect in 60 days on December 22, 2014.  The law, in…

An Accident Checklist from the Maiello, Brungo & Maiello Litigation Team December 2011 Act 97 of 2011 (Increase to School District Bid Limits) and Act 101 of 2011 (Safety in…

House Bill 435, now known as Act 153, was signed by the Governor on October 22, 2014 and is effective December 31, 2014. In addition to requirements for unpaid school…

On Nov. 10, 2014, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decided Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board v. Office of Open Records, _ A 3d _ (Pa 2014). This Right-to-Know Law (RTKL) case involved…

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The Mediation Council of Western Pennsylvania (MCWP) serves the public by providing education about mediation, information about mediator qualifications and assistance in finding qualified mediators. The Council serves the professional mediator…

Judy Shopp will be guest speaker at the Penn Hills Chamber of Commerce Women in Business luncheon on September 24, 2014 at the Green Oaks Country Club. Her presentation topic…

The January 27, 2014 amendments to the Act removed some of the restrictions for school-based booster clubs and organizations to raise funds through raffles.  A “Raffle Auction” is defined as…

In 2012 an omnibus education bill, known as Act 82, was enacted.  That law requires, in part, that new employment contracts for superintendents and assistant superintendents include objective performance standards…

The Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010 required USDA to establish nutrition standards for all foods sold on school grounds during the school day.  On June 28, 2013, USDA…

Amendments to Child Protective Services Law 23 P.S. §§ 6311, 6313 and 6319 In addition to the recent legislative changes to The Educator Discipline Act, there have been changes to…

Vaporizers otherwise known as vape pens, personal vaporizers (PV), cloud pens, electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) and e-cigarettes are attractive to students for a number of reasons. Solely based on…

Judy Shopp will present on September 25 a special education workshop in two parts titled Chapter 15 Section 504 and Educational Benefit Review for the special education teachers, school counselors, psychologists…

Judy Shopp participated with other attorneys from the Public Service Committee of the ACBA on August 2 to pack 1500 backpacks to provide school supplies for needy students throughout Allegheny…