Diana D. Halpenny

Diana Halpenny is an Of-Counsel attorney with Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard. A member of the firm's Education team, her practice includes personnel matters, labor relations and collective bargaining, student rights and discipline, governance and open meeting laws, and charter school matters. Prior to joining KMTG, she worked for the San Juan Unified School District for 20 years--18 years as their General Counsel and the last 2 years as Associate Superintendent of Human Resources.

National Autism Center Issues National Standards Report
Diana D. Halpenny, Jessica Taylor Carriger, Linda Rhoads Parks, October 26, 2009
The National Autism Center recently published a National Standards Report ("Report"). The National Standards Project ("Project") on which the Report is based serves three primary purposes: (1) "To identify the level of research support currently available for educational...

District Required To Submit To Arbitration in Dispute with Union Over Charter School Conversion
Diana D. Halpenny, October 26, 2009
In United Teachers Los Angeles v. Los Angeles Unified School District, (--- Cal.Rptr.3d ----, Cal.App. 2 Dist., September 17, 2009), a California Court of Appeal considered whether a school district could be compelled to arbitrate a union's grievance that arose from the school district's approval...

Employer's Fitness for Duty Examination Is a Medical Examination under the Americans with Disabilities Act
Diana D. Halpenny, Bruce A. Scheidt, David W. Tyra, Laura Izon Powell, October 26, 2009
In Indergard v. Georgia-Pacific Corp., (--- F.3d ----, C.A.9 (Or.), September 28, 2009), the Ninth Circuit United States Court of Appeals considered whether a fitness for duty examination administered by an employer was a medical examination under the Americans with Disabilities Act...