Garden Terrace Ballroom, Hotel Hershey
Wednesday, October 15, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
5.0 CLE substantive credit hours
SCHEDULE
7:30 - 8:30 a.m. - Registration and Continental Breakfast (included in program fee)
8:30 - 8:35 a.m. - Opening remarks, introductions and administrative announcements
George Joseph, Esq., Quinn Law Firm, Erie
2008 President, Pa. School Board Solicitors Association
8:35 – 9:30 a.m. (55 min) – Pitfalls in Crafting, Implementing and Renewing Act 93 Administrator Compensation Plans
Learn how to help clients steer clear of common problems that can arise out of the Act 93 process and the language of Act 93 plans. Join a discussion of pitfalls and danger areas such as provisions and positions that plans should not include, inadvertent creation of enforcement remedies, when lack of agreement becomes legally significant, provisions that can create taxation issues or trigger special IRS requirements and other potentially sticky issues.
Jeffrey T. Sultanik, Esq., Fox Rothschild, Blue Bell
9:30 – 10:25 a.m. (55 min) – Fair Labor Standards Act: Current Essentials for Advising School Clients
This session will discuss key areas of focus in FLSA compliance, including important distinctions in applying exemptions to executive, administrative and professional employees, differences between state and federal standards and requirements, the nonenforceability of private FLSA waivers, treatment of “volunteers” and “occasional and sporadic” work and the role of the grievance process and unions in relation to FLSA claims.
Deirdre J. Kamber, Esq., King Spry Herman Freund & Faul, Bethlehem
10:25 – 10:45 a.m. (20 min) – Break/Refreshments
10:45 – 11:45 a.m. (60 min) – A Proactive Approach to Meeting ADA and Section 504 Accessibility Requirements
Learn how to effectively use expert assistance in a preventative law approach to meeting ADA accessibility requirements in school programs. A litigator and ADA consultant discuss lessons learned the hard way about the often surprising extent of a school district’s legal obligations and the value of proactive strategies.
Roberta Binder Heath, Esq., Andrews & Beard, Altoona; Joan W. Stein, President and CEO, Accessibility Development Associates, Inc., Pittsburgh
11:45 am – 12:15 pm (30 min) – Pa. School Board Solicitors Association Business Meeting and Award Ceremony
- Election of Officers and Directors for 2009
- Presentation to Outgoing President
- Presentation of President’s Award for Distinguished Lifetime Achievement in School Law
George Joseph, Esq., PSBSA President
12:15- 1:30 p.m. – Luncheon (included in program fee)
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. (60 minutes) – The Grievance Arbitration Process From The Arbitrator’s Perspective
Moderated by a veteran labor attorney, a panel of well-known arbitrators discusses the most important ingredients for effectively presenting the employer’s case and the kind of evidence necessary to sustain the employer position on work rule cases, employee terminations, contract interpretation, past practices and other areas of dispute.
Panel Members: Arbitrators Robert C. Gifford, Esq., State College; Elliot Newman, Esq., Clinton;John M. Skonier, Esq., Norristown
Moderator: Christian T. Mattie III, Esq., Mattie & Alfieri, Eldred, Pa.
2:30 – 2:45 pm (15 min) – Break/Refreshments
2:45 – 4:00 p.m. (75 min) – School Law Update
PSBA General Counsel Michael Levin provides a lively overview and analysis of the highlights and practical ramifications of recent state and federal cases, legislation and other legal news affecting public school operations, accompanied by his comprehensive written summary of the past year’s legal developments in school law.
Michael I. Levin, Esq., PSBA General Counsel, Levin Legal Group, Huntington Valley
CLE credits
If you attend less than the entire program, please adjust the hours claimed on your CLE credit request based on the following:
- Total Program: 5:05 (5.0 total hours substantive CLE credit, with 5 minute cushion)
- Morning Only - 2:50 (2.5 hours substantive CLE credit, with 20 minute cushion)
- Act 93 Plans (Sultanik): 55 min.
- FLSA Issues (Kamber): 55 min.
- ADA/504 Accessibility (Binder-Heath & Stein): 60 min.
- Afternoon Only – 2:15 (2.0 hours substantive CLE credit with 15 minute cushion)
- Arbitrator Perspectives (Mattie, et. al.): 60 min.
- School Law Update (Levin): 75 min.
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