Every time snow is in the forecast, we get questions from our client businesses about how to handle snow day pay. In this HR Law Update, employment attorney Keely Collins discusses the various scenarios that can unfold when the weather outside is frightful. If you have any questions about paying your employees, please consult your legal counsel or one of the employment attorneys at … [Read more...] about How Does Your Business Handle Snow Day Pay?
KingSpry Re-appointed ANIZDA Solicitor for 2020
KingSpry is pleased to announce that Attorney Jerome B. Frank has been re-appointed solicitor for the Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority (ANIZDA) for 2020. His appointment was approved at the authority meeting on November 6, 2019. Mr. Frank concentrates his practice in business law, real estate and nonprofit corporations. … [Read more...] about KingSpry Re-appointed ANIZDA Solicitor for 2020
KingSpry Honored with LGBT Community Leadership Award
KingSpry is deeply honored to be among those individuals and companies celebrated for their outreach in support of the Lehigh Valley's LGBT community for 2019. At their October 30th Gala, Bradbury Sullivan LGBT Community Center Executive Director Adrian Shankar shared that the law firm was an LGBT Community Partner of the Year for legal support of LGBT client needs, pro-bono participation … [Read more...] about KingSpry Honored with LGBT Community Leadership Award
Confucius Says… Better Report or Else!
In what the U.S. Government Accountability Office characterizes in its Report to Congress as a “soft-power” initiative, China has financially supported Confucius Institutes (CIs) in colleges and universities in 44 states, as well as in K-12 school districts. The stated purpose of the CIs is to enhance the image of China, capitalizing on the image of Confucius, the ancient Chinese philosopher … [Read more...] about Confucius Says… Better Report or Else!
Courts Begin to Push Back on Exorbitant Prevailing Party Attorneys’ Fees
In a step forward for public education, courts are beginning to scrutinize more closely the fee demands made by parent's counsel in IDEA and related cases as a result of challenges to those fees by district counsel. Amendment Results in Change to the Practice Under the IDEA In 1990, Congress amended the IDEA to permit award of attorney’s fees to parents who prevail at a hearing. Thus, in … [Read more...] about Courts Begin to Push Back on Exorbitant Prevailing Party Attorneys’ Fees
KingSpry Congratulates Dr. Kathleen Conn, Invited to Serve on Independent Advisory Board
KingSpry congratulates Dr. Kathleen Conn, of counsel to the firm, who has been asked by the University of Alabama to serve on an Independent Advisory Board for a proposal to NSF’s EHR Core Research Solicitation to characterize the perception of engineering in rural America. The goal of the project is to understand what K-12 students, parents, and teachers believe engineering is so that we … [Read more...] about KingSpry Congratulates Dr. Kathleen Conn, Invited to Serve on Independent Advisory Board
