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Update on Mask Requirements in Pennsylvania
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, views about mask requirements have been a divisive issue highlighting the competing interests of individual fre...
School Bus Contractors and the Unintended Effect of the WARN Act
The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act. 29 U.S.C. § 2101 et seq., passed in 1988, requires employers to provide employees with advanced...
Contractor Payments Based on the Pennsylvania State Transportation Formula
Many Pennsylvania contractors are paid based on “the formula”. But Contractors are often unsure exactly what that means or how the payment according to the f...
Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act (CERTS) – What You Need To Know
School transportation contractors across the country advocated vigorously for economic relief specifically tailored to their industry. To address these conce...
Preparing Bids Post-COVID
For many contractors this spring is the first time since the COVID-19 school shutdowns began, that they will be preparing proposals or bids for transportatio...
Cost Sharing and Openings Clauses in Transportation Service Agreements
As school transportation contractors enter into bid season, it is in the interest of the contractor to price competitively; however, contractors should be ca...
Using Public Funds to Secure the Ready Status of Drivers and Fleet on COVID Instruction Days
Across the nation, numerous school transportation contractors continue to experience the financial strain caused by school closures due to the coronavirus. T...
Mandatory Covid-19 Vaccination Policies
As we are quickly approaching the one-year anniversary of the introduction of Covid-19 in the United States in February 2020, federal regulatory agencies suc...
Evolving State Marijuana Laws and Safety-Sensitive Functions
Initiatives decided on November 3, 2020 by Arizona, New Jersey, Montana, South Dakota and Mississippi broadened state marijuana laws. There are now has 36 st...
Prompt Payment Laws for School Bus Contractors
Many schools continue to resist payments to school bus contractors, with some schools ignoring invoices, rejecting invoices, or paying unilaterally reduced a...
Preparing Your Business to Transition to a New Future
It’s always a good time to think about succession planning and long term goals. Now, with the uncertainty that 2020 has brought, it’s as good a time as any t...
COVID Concepts: Volume Pricing and Special Operations Charges
As remote learning in some form or another continues into the new school year contractors continue to face challenges getting paid for partial services and s...