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NY Driver Fitness Testing
As all New York school bus contractors know, every school bus driver in New York must show proof of fitness by passing a physical performance test approved b...
Special Needs Challenges: Handling Aggressive Behavior on the School Bus
How should school bus operators respond when a special needs student acts aggressively on the school bus? Of course, school bus operators want to be sensitiv...
FLSA Overtime Ruling Update
In May 2016, the Department of Labor published its final rule, more than doubling the threshold for overtime pay. In December 2016, a federal court in Texas ...
Diesel Emissions Reduction Incentives
School Bus Contractors are well aware of the issues of diesel emissions and carbon footprints left behind by diesel motors. Government regulations and transp...
State Laws Legalizing Medical Marijuana: What Does it Mean for School Bus Contractors?
Across the nation there are currently 24 states that have legalized marijuana for medicinal purposes. Medicinal marijuana can be used as a treatment for mult...
Legal Updates for School Bus Contractors - The Year 2016 in Review
The legal environment for the school bus industry was active in 2016. For a summary of the most talked about legal topics of the past year, contact RC Kelly ...
Positive Drug Tests: A Tale of Two Terminations
The 2017 legal environment was active for school bus contractors in Pennsylvania but the two cases discussed in this article are notable because they demonst...
Avoiding OSHA Violations for School Bus Violence
The General Duties Clause of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), says that “[e]ach employer shall furnish … employees … a place of employment … fr...
OSHA Issues Final Rule on Reporting Workplace Injuries and Illnesses
On May 12, 2016 OSHA published a final rule on reporting workplace injuries and illnesses that affects most school bus contractors. The OSHA final rule requi...
Pennsylvania's New Medical Marijuana Law - What Does it Mean for School Bus Contractors
On April 17, 2016 Governor Tom Wolf signed the medical marijuana bill (Pennsylvania Senate Bill 3) into law, making Pennsylvania the 24th state in the union ...
Proposed Changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act Salary Threshold
Who is hourly and who is salary in your organization? That could all change soon. In July, 2015 the Department of Labor (DOL) gave notice of a proposed rule ...
Heightened Standard of Care for Special Needs Students
The Federal District Court in Pennsylvania recently confirmed that drivers, aides, and schools are held to a heightened duty or standard of care when transpo...