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Client Alerts

Rhode Island Supreme Court Rules Connecticut Choice-of-Law Provision Does Not Apply to Determining the Applicable Statute of Limitations in a Foreclosure Action

February 25, 2022 by Vincent J. Averaimo and Thomas A. Costello

Despite seemingly concrete language in loan agreements and mortgage documents, a recent case decided by the Rhode Island Supreme Court highlights that contractual language is not always as clear as it appears. In Webster Bank v. Rosenbaum, et al., the…

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Connecticut Supreme Court Holds Compliance with HUD Regulations Is a Condition Precedent to Foreclosure Actions

February 10, 2022 by Vincent J. Averaimo and Thomas A. Costello

Recently, in Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Lorson, et al., the Connecticut Supreme Court held that compliance with applicable federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulatory requirements is a condition precedent to the acceleration of a debt, enforcement…

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NY Education Update: Staff and Student COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Requirements

January 6, 2022 by Jaime A. Fernand and Paul T. O'Neill

With COVID numbers rising as many charter schools are returning from winter break, questions have been raised regarding adding a booster requirement to staff vaccination policies, and whether it is permissible to require students to submit to a COVID test or…

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Education Law Update: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Ends Wolf Administration’s School Mask Mandate

December 11, 2021 by Patricia A. Hennessy and Adam Alaa Attia

On Friday, December 10, 2021, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court effectively ended the school mask mandate implemented by the Acting Secretary of Health of the Wolf Administration. Local school leaders now have the authority to determine the appropriate COVID-19 mitigation measures…

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Understanding the Impact of OSHA’s New COVID-19 Policies on Employers

November 19, 2021 by Eric Davey and Greg Vanden-Eykel

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its long-awaited Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring employers to implement policies for mandatory COVID-19 vaccination or weekly COVID-19 testing. The ETS applies to private employers with more than 100 employees. While the…

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Pennsylvania Education Law Update: Commonwealth Court Determines Mask Mandate in Pennsylvania Schools Will Expire December 4, 2021

November 17, 2021 by Patricia A. Hennessy and Adam Alaa Attia

On November 16, 2021, the Commonwealth Court ordered the school mask mandate to expire on December 4, 2021. Although the current mask mandate is to expire on December 4, 2021, the opinion by the Commonwealth Court leaves open the possibility…

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Emergency Temporary Standard: Understanding the Impact of OSHA’s New COVID-19 Policies on Massachusetts Charter Schools

November 15, 2021 by Eric Davey and Greg Vanden-Eykel

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its long-awaited Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring employers to implement policies for mandatory COVID-19 vaccination or weekly COVID-19 testing. The ETS applies to private employers with more than 100 employees. While the…

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New Massachusetts Child Support Guidelines Effective October 4, 2021

September 28, 2021 by Gregory N. Hoffman

Every four (4) years, the Massachusetts Child Support Guidelines are reviewed and updated by a Task Force appointed by the Chief Justice of the Trial Court.  Following the review by the Task Force, on October 4, 2021, the new Massachusetts…

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Court Reaffirms Decision in Special Education Tuition Reimbursement Case

September 20, 2021 by Christopher A. Barrett

Recently, in I.G. v. City of Linden Board of Education, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (the “District Court”) affirmed the decision of an Administrative Law Judge (the “ALJ”) that parents of a student with…

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Education Law Update: United States Department of Education Issues Q&A on Title IX’s 2020 Amendments

September 15, 2021 by Christopher A. Barrett

Our school clients should be made aware of a Question and Answer Sheet (“Q&A”) (which can be found here) recently issued by the United States Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (the “OCR”) with respect to Title IX and…

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Education Law Update: United States Department of Education Office for Civil Rights Launches Investigations Regarding Prohibitions of Indoor Masking in Schools

September 15, 2021 by Christopher A. Barrett

On August 30, 2021, the United States Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (the “OCR”) opened directed investigations in five (5) states to explore whether statewide prohibitions on universal indoor masking discriminates against students with disabilities who are at…

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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Explains Tolling Period for Statutes of Limitations due to COVID-19

September 9, 2021 by Greg Vanden-Eykel and Eric Davey

On September 3, 2021, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) issued a decision that clarified the provisions of its COVID-19 Orders concerning the tolling of statutes of limitations. The SJC held that the COVID-19 Tolling Order applied to all civil…

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Pennsylvania’s Acting Secretary of Health Issues Order Requiring Face Coverings to be Worn in Schools

September 1, 2021 by Patricia A. Hennessy and Adam Alaa Attia

On August 31, 2021, Pennsylvania’s Acting Secretary of Health issued an Order requiring face coverings to be worn in all school entities—including school districts, brick and mortar and cyber charter schools, private and parochial schools, career and technical centers, intermediate…

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Education Client Alert: Executive Order Allowing Remote Public Meetings in Rhode Island Ends July 23, 2021

July 23, 2021 by Matthew R. Plain and Timothy J. Groves

This week Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee’s office announced they will no longer continue to renew former Governor Raimondo’s Executive Order 20-05 (“Order”) allowing public bodies to meet remotely in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to the Order, the…

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Education Law Update: Rhode Island Supreme Court Affirms Lower Court’s Ruling on a School’s Duty to Ensure Student Safety

July 21, 2021 by Matthew R. Plain

On June 28, the Rhode Island Supreme Court issued their opinion in Dextraze v. Bernard, a case involving a high school student who assaulted and seriously injured another student during the school day. The Rhode Island Superior Court found the…

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Education Law Update: U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of student suspended from cheerleading team for posting vulgar statements and gestures on Snapchat about the school while off-campus

July 1, 2021 by Jackie

On June 23, 2021 the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) issued its decision in Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L, holding that while public schools may have a special interest in regulating some off-campus student speech, a student’s post on Snapchat…

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Rhode Island Governor’s Office and Department of Education Provide Updated Guidelines to Fully Reopen in the Fall

June 30, 2021 by Matthew R. Plain and Timothy J. Groves

Governor Dan McKee and Education Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green held a joint press conference this morning to announce that Rhode Island public schools will fully reopen for in-person learning this fall. The Rhode Island Department of Education (“RIDE”) also issued new…

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Education Law Update: Pennsylvania Senate Bill 664 allows special education students to receive continued service beyond the age of 21 and allows all students to repeat a grade level during the 2021-2022 school year

June 25, 2021 by Patricia A. Hennessy and Adam Alaa Attia

On June 24, 2021 the Pennsylvania House and Senate both passed Senate Bill 664, which will allow extended enrollment for special education students and allow students in the Commonwealth to repeat a grade level during the 2021-2022 school year. Senate…

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Education Law Update: U.S. Department of Education confirms Title IX protects students from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity

June 17, 2021 by Patricia A. Hennessy and Adam Alaa Attia

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Notice of Interpretation on June 16, 2021 explaining that OCR will enforce Title IX to protect students from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Discrimination on…

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Education Law Update: Charter school zoning decision upheld by Rhode Island Supreme Court

June 10, 2021 by Matthew R. Plain and Timothy J. Groves

In City of Woonsocket v. RISE Prep Mayoral Academy et al. (No. 2019-99-Appeal.), the Rhode Island Supreme Court determined that RISE Prep Mayoral Academy (“RISE Prep”), a public charter school, is permitted in a major commercial (C-2) district as a…

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