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Lou Cappelli & Brian Budic Represent the Camden School District in Controversial High School Basketball Game

Lou Cappelli & Brian Budic Represent the Camden School District in Controversial High School Basketball Game

Posted March 13, 2024 in Education & School Law, News

Basketball games and other sporting events are usually decided on the courts and fields. However, this past week, one team went to a court of law and beyond attempting to challenge the results of a high school basketball game. On Tuesday, March 5th, Manasquan High School played Camden in New Jersey’s Group 2 semifinal playoff […]

Rob Devaney Discusses Personnel Issues for School Board Members

Rob Devaney Discusses Personnel Issues for School Board Members

Posted March 3, 2024 in Education & School Law, News

Florio Perrucci attorney, Rob Devaney, recently spoke at the New Jersey School Boards Association Board Leadership Conference. Rob’s program, Personnel Issues for School Board Members, addressed the critical roles that leaders of local boards of education have in their district’s personnel matters, including staff hiring, renewal/nonrenewal of staff, Donaldson Hearings, collective bargaining, and tenure. The […]

Potential Changes to New Jersey’s Public Services Privatization Contracts

Potential Changes to New Jersey’s Public Services Privatization Contracts

Posted July 11, 2023 in Education & School Law, Municipal Law

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 […]

Potential Changes to New Jersey’s Public Bidding and Pay to Play Laws

Potential Changes to New Jersey’s Public Bidding and Pay to Play Laws

Posted March 7, 2023 in Education & School Law, Municipal Law, News

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 […]

Stop Work Orders on Public Projects Serve as a Warning to Public Entities and Contractors

Stop Work Orders on Public Projects Serve as a Warning to Public Entities and Contractors

Posted October 27, 2022 in Construction & Public Contracting, Education & School Law

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 […]

Recent Appellate Division Case Addresses School Transportation Bid and Contract Issues

Recent Appellate Division Case Addresses School Transportation Bid and Contract Issues

Posted May 26, 2022 in Education & School Law

A recent Appellate Division decision, Hudson County Transportation, Inc. v. Hoboken Board of Education, decided on May 23, 2022, is likely to provide significant protection to school boards that have been struggling with issues stemming from bidding for and contracting with student transportation vendors. School Boards have faced difficult challenges made by student transportation providers […]

Seth Tipton & Caitlin Pletcher Speak at New Jersey School Boards Association Spring Education Symposium

Seth Tipton & Caitlin Pletcher Speak at New Jersey School Boards Association Spring Education Symposium

Posted May 7, 2021 in Cannabis Law, Education & School Law, News

On Thursday, May 13, 2021, at 1:00 PM, Seth Tipton and Caitlin Pletcher, Partners with Florio Perrucci Steinhardt Cappelli Tipton and Taylor LLC, are speaking at the New Jersey School Boards Association virtual Spring Education Symposium. Their presentation – Legalized Marijuana: What Does It Mean for School Districts? – will cover an overview of the […]

Seth Tipton & Caitlin Pletcher Discuss Legal Status of Marijuana and its Impact on School Districts

Seth Tipton & Caitlin Pletcher Discuss Legal Status of Marijuana and its Impact on School Districts

Posted April 5, 2021 in Education & School Law, News

On April 1, 2021, Seth Tipton & Caitlin Pletcher, Partners with Florio, Perrucci, Steinhardt, Cappelli, Tipton and Taylor LLC, appeared on the podcast School Law – The Legal Status of Marijuana and its Impact on School Districts. They were interviewed by Ray Pinney of the New Jersey School Board Association. Tipton, Chair of the Firm’s […]

Adrienne L. Isacoff and Nishali Rose Discuss Public Bidding and Contracts at the New Jersey School Boards Association Workshop 2020

Adrienne L. Isacoff and Nishali Rose Discuss Public Bidding and Contracts at the New Jersey School Boards Association Workshop 2020

Posted October 28, 2020 in Education & School Law, News

On October 21, 2020, Florio Perrucci Steinhardt Cappelli Tipton & Taylor attorneys Adrienne L. Isacoff and Nishali Rose presented School District Procurement and Payment Issues During the Health Crisis at the New Jersey School Boards Association Virtual Workshop 2020. They discussed the latest legal challenges faced by all school districts and offered meaningful solutions to […]

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