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Act 24 Lifetime Ban - Evlauating Criminal History When Hiring
School bus contractors and school districts are all familiar with the disqulifying offenses listed in 24 P.S. §1-111€ and know that the words of the statute ...
Overtime and Minimum Wage Changes Propoosed by U.S. Department of Labor
Many remember the 2016 Obama era rule from the U.S. Dept. of Labor (US DOL) that sought to more than double the threshold for overtime pay by employers. That...
Pennsylvania’s Diesel-Powered Motor Vehicle Idling Laws
Over the years, people nationwide have become more aware of the negative health and environmental effects of diesel emissions. As a result, federal and state...
Disqualifying Events for School Bus Drivers
The PA Public School Code 24 P.S. §111-1 requires background checks for employees and independent contractors employed by public and private schools, interme...
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...
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 ...
U.S. Treasury Department Proposes New Regulations that Would Impact Transfers of Family Controlled Companies
On August 2, 2016, the Treasury Department released a proposal to modify the tax regulations for transferring interests in family owned corporations, partne...
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 ...
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...
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...
How to Protect Your Business from Fraud
Many bus contractors in the last several months have been receiving faxes from what looks to be the Federal Department of Transportation but ...BEWARE! These...
How Will Changes to Pennsylvania's Unemployment Compensation Law Affect School Bus Contractors
As you know, Pennsylvania school bus drivers working for independent contractors are currently eligible to receive unemployment compensation benefits during ...