by The Coppola Firm | Feb 27, 2021 | Business, Charter Schools, Compliance, COVID 19, Employment, Entrepreneurship
On February 26, 2021, the Erie County, New York Department of Health (DOH) announced an update to its COVID-19 rules on quarantining for anyone who is fully vaccinated and for those who have recently recovered from a COVID-19 infection. Fully Vaccinated: The DOH...
by The Coppola Firm | Feb 11, 2021 | Business, Charter Schools, Compliance, COVID 19, Employment, Entrepreneurship
As coronavirus vaccine distribution has started in New York State, you’re probably going to get a lot of questions from employees about whether they can travel out of the area without restrictions when they come back to work. Right now, the New York State Department...
by The Coppola Firm | Nov 10, 2020 | Business, Charter Schools, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship, Lawyer Ethics, Litigation, Personal Injury
Google Workspace, formerly known as G Suite, the name used for Google-related services like Gmail, Google Docs, and Google Drive, recently updated its policy regarding how long items that have been placed in the trash are retained. Google used to allow items in the...
by The Coppola Firm | May 12, 2020 | Business, Charter Schools, Compliance, COVID 19, Employment, Entrepreneurship
As companies begin to develop plans for the safe return of their workers, we’re hearing one question asked again and again: What happens if a business reopens but an employee cannot return to work because she has a child at home whose school or regular place of care...
by The Coppola Firm | May 11, 2020 | Charter Schools, Compliance, Employment
On May 6, 2020, the U.S. Department of Education released its final rule under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (“Title IX”). Title IX prohibits sex discrimination in programs that receive federal funding, and the new rule sets forth many changes for...
by The Coppola Firm | Apr 23, 2020 | Business, Charter Schools, Compliance, COVID 19, Employment, Uncategorized
For the last few weeks, employers have been scrambling to ensure their compliance with the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The FFCRA provides two types of leave for employees during this pandemic: (1) Emergency Paid Sick Leave (EPSL) and (2)...