Category: Covid-19 Info

A question many schools are facing is how to advise their employees regarding their expiring Child Protective Services Law background clearances. While much of the background check process can be done online, the issue arises from the requirement of fingerprinting which cannot be done remotely. Recent legislation, regulations, and guidelines accommodate many COVID impacted...

Section 1153 (24 P.S. §11-1153) of the Pennsylvania School Code provides that “[w]hen a board of school directors is compelled to close any school or schools on account of a contagious disease . . . or other causes, the school district shall be liable for the salaries of the teachers of said school or...

This advisory addresses the adjustments needed in conducting meetings of public schools and municipalities during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Governor Wolf’s recent shut down orders. The purpose of the public meetings and the Sunshine Act is to provide the public access to these meetings and the decisions being made. Thus, the more effort made...

Attached is Department of Labor Poster in accordance with Families First Coronavirus Response Act regarding Paid Leave and Paid Sick Time as a result of COVID-19 public health crisis.  The new federal law requires the posting of this poster in all workplaces, by all covered employers.

On Friday, March 27, 2020, the $2 Trillion Dollar Coronavirus Economic Stimulus Bill was signed into law.  Among other provisions, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act allocated $349 billion (Section 1107) to help small business keep workers employed amid the pandemic and economic downturn.  Known as the Paycheck Protection Program (Section...