California’s Proposed Education Budget Cuts May Lead to More Layoffs
6/3/20
By: Matthew Jones California Governor Gavin Newsome proposed a new budget, which includes cuts of approximately 8% to California’s education system. Previously, California districts were not permitted to layoff teachers after mid-May. However, if the proposed budget cuts are approved, districts will have the opportunity to layoff additional teachers through August 15th. Although most districts…
CARES Section 18006 Encourages Schools to Retain Staff to the “Greatest Extent Practicable”
4/27/20
By: Tia Combs As many schools around the country make the final decision to remain closed for the school year, it may be tempting to cut back on staff to save money for what is predicted to be a historic budget shortfall next year. However, the wisdom of that move may be lost when districts…
Planning To File Your 2018 H-1B Cap Case Under Premium Processing? Not So Fast…
3/27/18
By: Kenneth S. Levine On March 20th USCIS announced an indefinite suspension of the premium processing program for H-1B visa petitions that are subject to the 2018 statutory cap. The annual statutory cap limits the total of H-1B visas that can be approved in any one year to 85,000, 20,000 of which are set aside…
Firing a School Cannon Provides Potential Liability
5/4/16
By: Wayne Melnick Georgia law is traditionally favorable to educators when state law claims are brought against them in their individual capacities. If the educator can show their actions were taken as part of a discretionary and not ministerial duty, then Georgia Constitutional official immunity applies to protect the educator from liability. It is the…