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June 2008 - Update: IRC § 409A Deadline Approaches

May 2008 - Identification of Gifted and Talented Students

April 2008 - Elementary-Secondary Staff Information Report: EEO-5 Report

March 2008 - Considerations For Meetings Convened In Closed Session

February 2008 - Expanded Family Medical Leave Act Rights for the Families of Servicemembers

January 2008 - An Update on Records Retention

December 2007 - Discrimination Complaint Procedures for Young Employees

November 2007 - Agenda Items and “Walking Quorums”

October 2007 - When an Employee Falsifies Records

September 2007 - Distinguishing Between Retirement and Resignation

August 2007 - Teacher Election to Annualize Compensation under IRC § 409A

July 2007 - IDEA Requires Parental Consent When Applying for Medicaid Reimbursement of IEP Services

June 2007 - Annual Survey of Wisconsin Law

May 2007 - Voluntary Early Retirement Plans, Severance Agreements, and Employee Waivers

April 2007 - Final IRS Regulations For 403(B) Plans Delayed

March 2007 - PATRIOT ACT Creates Exception to Disclosure of Student Records

February 2007 - Preparing for 2007-09 Teacher Bargaining

January 2007 - Domestic Partnership Benefits and the Constitutional Amendment

December 2006 - Court Decision Favors Public Access To Investigation Records

November 2006 - Sarbanes-Oxley Applies to School Districts and Other Municipalities

October 2006 - Long-Term Disability Insurance Benefits: Income Continuation Insurance or Leave of Absence?

September 2006 - Client Services

August 2006 - Implementing a School Wellness Policy

July 2006 – Annual Survey of Wisconsin Law

June 2006 – Service Dogs in School

May 2006 – Approvals of Real Estate Transactions, Easements & Leases

April 2006 – WIAA Regulation of Summer and Off-Season Athletic Practices

March 2006 – New Act Amends Unemployment Insurance Law

February 2006 – New Rules for Special Education Due Process Hearings

January 2006 – School Board Policies Regarding Student Appearance

December 2005 – Court Prohibits the Use of Personality Tests in Employment Decisions

November 2005 – Medicare Part D – Insurance Coverage

October 2005 – The FLSA and Employees Working in Two Different Positions

September 2005 – Rights of Employees Returning from Military Leave

August 2005 – Parents Denied Attorneys’ Fees in Special Education Case

July 2005 – Preserving and Producing Electronic Evidence in Legal Disputes

June 2005 – Annual Survey of Wisconsin Law

May 2005 – Family and Medical Leave Act Special Rules for School Employees

April 2005 – EEOC Rule for Retiree Coordinated Health Care Benefits Struck Down

February 2005 – Employee Retirement or Prohibited Discharge?

Janurary 2005 – News For School Clients Litigation Update: The Act 11 Case

December 2004 – Elector Intent Defined by Wisconsin Supreme Court

October 2004 – Composition of the Professional Staff Bargaining Unit

September 2004 –WEAC Plans Campaign To Show Opposition to QEO and Revenue Controls

August 2004 – Fees May Not Be Imposed For Redacting Public Records

July 2004 – Employee Personal Use Of Employer Vehicles

June 2004 – Public Notices Under The Open Meetings Law

May 2004 – Annual Survey of Wisconsin Law

April 2004 – Using Electronic Format For Documenting Parental Consent

March 2004 – HIPAA Privacy Rule Compliance

February 2004 – Election Between Health Insurance Benefits Or Cash In Retirement

January 2004 – Smoking Policy Violations Lead To Suspension Under Progressive Discipline

December 2003 – Employee Investigations Exempted From The Fair Credit Reporting Act

October 2003 – When Does Documentation Become Discipline?

September 2003 – Crystal Lake Cheese Factory v. Labor and Industry Review Commission

August 2003 – The McKinney-Vento Act's Homeless Student Transportation Requirement

July 2003 – Children's Internet Protection Act

June 2003 – Annual Survey of Wisconsin Law

May 2003 – Recent Case on the Practices of Health Insurance Providers

April 2003 – QEO Checklist

March 2003 – Restitution

February 2003 – Military Matters

January 2003 – Access to Meeting Space and School Resources by Student Groups

December 2002 – Litigation Update- The Wisconsin Retirement System

November 2002 – Common Procedural Errors In Expulsion Proceedings

October 2002 – The Education Of Homeless Children And Youth

September 2002 – Employer Speech and Prohibited Practices

August 2002 – Five Points Regarding the Confidentiality of Student Records and Information

July 2002 – Confidential Information Relating to Reports of Suspected Child Abuse or Neglect

Spring 2002 – Teacher Preparation Time

Winter 2001 – Retention and Destruction of School District Records

Fall 2001 – Employee Speech and the "Chain of Command"

Spring 2001 – Hazing in Schools

Summer 2001 – Employee Sale of Goods and Services at School Limited

Winter 2000 – Change in Student Work Rules Affects Schools

Fall 1995 – Immunity for Mandatory Child Abuse Reporting

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