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Pennsylvania's Employer Disclosure Immunity Law: The Truth Will Set You Free
All employers worry when they receive a call asking for information about a former employee. In fact, many employers will only give the dates of employment a...
Look Who’s Talking: NLRB Limits Management Control of Employee Speech
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a memorandum in March 2015 addressing lawful and unlawful policies, procedures, and handbook rules. Specific...
Are your DQ Files Audit Ready?
While a school bus operation can be audited by many regulatory agencies in regards to their employee files, Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Motor...
School Bus Sales and Use Tax Exemption Upheld
The school bus sales and use tax exclusion is an important tax exemption for school bus contractors in Pennsylvania. Last month a member contractor successfu...
HB 1276 (2015 Act 15) CPSL Curative Amendment Passed
On July 1, 2015 House Bill 1276 was passed and signed into law as Act 15 of 2015 updating the Child Protective Services Law (CPSL) regarding the timing and p...
Act 126 Update for Drivers
Recently, many school bus contractors have had questions regarding “Act 126” Child Abuse Reporting and Recognition Training for school bus drivers employed b...
Summer Charters
The end of the school year for students means the beginning of the summer charters season for school bus contractors. Summer camps, church groups, scout grou...
Mandatory Reporting Issues Under Pennsylvania's Child Protective Services Law
Pennsylvania’s Child Protective Services Law (CPSL), 55 Pa. Code § 3490, et seq., was enacted to protect abused children and preserve/stabilize families by a...
Measles Outbreak Could Cause Business Interruption
Measles has been headline news recently. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), in the U.S. there were 644 reported cases of measles in 2014 and...
FMCSA Rule Change Regarding Medical Cert for CDL Holders
Many school bus contractors have called our offices with questions about news articles announcing that after January 30, 2015, CDL holders will no longer nee...
The Bus Stops Here: Evaluating Walking Routes to Bus Stops
School Boards are responsible for making decisions about bus stop locations and student walking routes, but they often delegate these duties to their contrac...
NLRB Issues "Ambush Election" Rules
On December 12, 2014, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued its Final Rule to Modernize Representation-Case Procedures, sometimes referred to as t...