S-1350/A-5430, which establishes procedures and standards regarding public services privatization contracts, has been released from committees. The Legislation would limit local government’s ability to privatize public services. The New Jersey State League of Municipalities, the New Jersey Association of Counties and  the New Jersey School Board Association all oppose  the proposed Legislation. The Legislation applies to […]

On June 13, 2023, Caitlin Pletcher, a Partner with Florio Perrucci Steinhardt Cappelli Tipton and Taylor and Co-Chair of the Education Law Group, will speak at the New Jersey School Board Association’s Spring School Law Forum 2023. The New Jersey School Boards Association is a non-partisan, state-created federation of boards of education that provides training, […]

On March 30, 2023, from 12:00 – 2:00 PM, Lester Taylor, a Partner with Florio Perrucci Steinhardt Cappelli Tipton and Taylor and Chair of its Education Law Group, will be a panelist on NJICLE’s Youth Sports Law webcast. The program is designed to heighten awareness and sharpen lawyers’ abilities to handle cases involving injuries sustained […]

A bill sponsored by Senator Paul Sarlo (Bill S2620), Deputy Majority Leader of the New Jersey Senate, would more than double limits on the size of contracts that local and county governments can issue without soliciting bids, raising it from $17,500 to $50,000 for municipalities without a qualified purchasing agent. The $50,000 limit would also […]

At noon on March 15, 2023, Lester Taylor will speak at the Directors of Athletics Association of New Jersey (DAANJ) State Conference. Taylor will provide a School Law Update for Athletics Professionals where he will discuss a variety of legal issues including COVID rules and procedures, a review of the mandatory recess bill for elementary […]

On February 1, 2023, Lester Taylor, a Partner with Florio Perrucci Steinhardt Cappelli Tipton and Taylor and Chair of its Education Law Group, will speak at NJICLE’s 20th Annual School Law Conference. Hailed as the top School Law Conference in New Jersey for school board members & employees, as well as school law attorneys, this […]

Lester Taylor, a Partner with Florio Perrucci Steinhardt Cappelli Tipton and Taylor and Chair of its Education Law Group, will present a program about personnel issues to the Hudson County School Board Association. Specifically, Taylor will discuss Personnel/Tenure Discipline and the Impact of Social Media on Personnel Issues. This program is taking place at Robert […]

In early October, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) stopped work on the construction of an elementary school in Dunellen and a high school in Belleville.  These recent shutdowns follow similar stop work orders that were issued by the NJDOL back in August on an elementary school project in Edison and […]

Florio Perrucci Steinhardt Cappelli Tipton & Taylor LLC will be a Signature Sponsor for the New Jersey School Boards Association Workshop 2022 which is being held on October 24-26 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. During the Workshop, attorneys from the firm will be giving several presentations: Covid’s Economic Impact of Procurement and Contracting – Tuesday, […]

Florio Perrucci Steinhardt Cappelli Tipton and Taylor Partners, Lester Taylor and Caitlin Pletcher, will discuss Legal Matters in Special Education on October 3 from 12:00 to 2:00 pm. This program is part of a workshop series being presented by Monmouth University’s Special Services Academy (SSA). For more information or to register, please contact . Taylor […]