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Dinsmore & Shohl LLP Morgantown, WV Document Search Results (10) Sort by:  | "Summer Time" Means "Summer Seniority" for Service Personnel
Jason S. Long, Denise M. Spatafore; Dinsmore & Shohl LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 19, 2012, previously published on April 17, 2012 An issue that arises every summer for counties relates to summer employment and summer seniority for service personnel. W. Va. Code 18-5-39(f) addresses the establishment of summer school programs.
| | Yes Auditors, Our Legislation Encourages “Deadhead” Travel
Jason S. Long, Denise M. Spatafore; Dinsmore & Shohl LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 31, 2012, previously published on January 31, 2012 By now, most of us have had a chance to review the Education Efficiency Audit of West Virginia's Primary and Secondary Education System (“Audit”), conducted by Public Works LLC. The Audit resulted in more than 50 findings and recommendations. The auditors, among other things, declared...
| | WV Education Policy 4373 - Be Prepared
Jason S. Long, Tyler Williams; Dinsmore & Shohl LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 6, 2012, previously published on January 3, 2012 The West Virginia Department of Education recently approved a new version of Policy 4373: Expected Behavior in Safe and Supportive Schools which will go into effect for county boards of education beginning on July 1, 2012. This updated, comprehensive policy provides school employees, students, and...
| | Personnel Season: Open Governmental Proceedings Act
Jason S. Long, Denise Spatafore; Dinsmore & Shohl LLP;
Legal Alert/Article December 9, 2011, previously published on December 8, 2011 As we begin prepare for another busy personnel season, a question that seems to come up often concerns the listing of individual employee names on county board of education agendas. Many administrators are, understandably, concerned about revealing the names of employees who are recommended for...
| | HS Football Playoffs = Use of Charter Buses
Jason S. Long; Dinsmore & Shohl LLP;
Legal Alert/Article November 17, 2011, previously published on November 1, 2011 With the high school regular football season soon coming to an end in West Virginia, come the playoffs for 48 high schools. With the playoffs comes traveling, and with traveling there is usually an increase in the use of charter buses for teams during this time. Here is a refresher on charter bus...
| | Distinguishing Between Employees and Independent Contractors
Matthew H. Nelson; Dinsmore & Shohl LLP;
Legal Alert/Article October 21, 2011, previously published on October 12, 2011 Whether it is to limit liability, reduce costs, or simply to condense operations, there are numerous reasons why organizations may prefer to treat individuals as independent contractors rather than employees. Indeed, with limited exceptions, organizations are not responsible for paying taxes,...
| | A Refresher On Coaching Vacancies: Who Gets The Position?
Jason S. Long; Dinsmore & Shohl LLP;
Legal Alert/Article October 10, 2011, previously published on September 28, 2011 A common issue always arising among West Virginia county boards of education relates to the filling of coaching positions in public schools. For example, does a citizen (non-employee) receive a coaching position over a currently certified professional educator? Does a certified professional...
| | Autism Mentors; As if Determining the Classification Weren’t Already Hard Enough
Jason S. Long, Denise Spatafore; Dinsmore & Shohl LLP;
Legal Alert/Article August 25, 2011, previously published on August 24, 2011 Over the years, the Autism Mentor classification seems to have caused some personnel headaches for administration. For example, there have been issues of how to determine the two years of working experience with autistic students. Carr v. Tucker County Bd. of Educ. There have been issues when a...
| | Ticket Takers For West Virginia High School Football: Guidance On Payment Versus Volunteers
Jason S. Long; Dinsmore & Shohl LLP;
Legal Alert/Article July 20, 2011, previously published on July 15, 2011 Before long, school will be back in session, and Friday nights will be spent attending high school football games. As we enter the gates at the games, a question that often comes to mind is how the gate keepers/ticket takers are paid? Can the high school athletic director just give the gate...
| | Clarifying When Competency Testing Must be Provided to Service Personnel
Jason S. Long, Denise M. Spatafore; Dinsmore & Shohl LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 10, 2011, previously published on June 9, 2011 The requirements for competency testing by county boards of education are set forth in West Virginia Code 18A-4-8e, which defines the purpose of the tests as “to provide county boards of education a uniform means of determining whether . . . employees who do not hold a classification title ....
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