Legal Insights

The March 2008 edition of Education News reported on state-wide litigation involving a challenge that the School Code’s provisions regarding oversight of homeschooling families violated the federal constitutional and state…

In 2009, Governor Rendell urged Pennsylvania school districts to consider voluntary mergers.  The stated intent is to reduce overhead by combining services among smaller school districts who may not be…

On September 25, 2008, President Bush signed the ADA Amendments Act (the “ADAAA”) which took effect on January 1, 2009 and substantially enlarged the number and scope of individuals who…

As a follow-up to our prior e-mails on this important matter, attached is the August 6, 2009 Memorandum Opinion issued by Judge Friedman of the Commonwealth Court in support of…

Register to receive Maiello Brungo & Maiello newsletters. Education Fall 2009 Featured Articles Public Policy Against Illegal Drugs Use Slams the Door on Reinstatement Our Negotiations are at an Impasse:…

Pittsburgh law firm of Maiello Brungo & Maiello has been appointed solicitor of the newly-formed Central Valley School District.  The eighteen-member Board of School Directors made the appointment at its…

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,…

  Deadline Action Required 9/15/09 School Districts/Municipalities appoint delegates to the TCC.  All School Districts/Municipalities will be notified of the first TCD meeting. 11/15/09 First meeting of all TCDs.  At…

Act 32 of 2008 resulted from a study initiated in 2004 by the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED).  This article is intended to provide you with a brief…

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…

Senate Bill 3406, which was signed into law by the President on September 25, 2008, was enacted by Congress to reverse several recent decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court which…

Act 1 of Special Session 2006 continues to impact School District operations.  The Act marked a milestone this past school year.  It was the first year that School Districts received…

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…

As some of you may be aware, in 2006 the Pennsylvania legislature adopted amendments to Pennsylvania Mechanics’ Lien Law of 1963.  The amendments which became effective in 2007 substantially modified…

With presumably billions of dollars  being pumped into the creation of “green” jobs by the recently passed Economic Stimulus Package many questions loom regarding what is it to be green. …