Matthew Hoffman at Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

FCC Rules that Informational Automated Messages Sent by Schools to Parent Cell Phones Do Not Violate the Federal Telephone...

In the Matter of Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (Petition of Blackboard, Inc.), CG Docket No. 02-278 (August 2016). The FCC confirms that schools may send informational...more

8/31/2016 / Auto-Dialed Calls , FCC , Prior Express Consent , Public Schools , TCPA , Text Messages

Supreme Court Affirms Ruling That School District Has Duty To Transport Student To And From Father’s And Mother’s Separate...

Watts v. Manheim Central School District, 112 MAP 2014 (Pa. 2015). The Pennsylvania Supreme Court affirmed an earlier ruling of the Commonwealth Court that, when a school district provides transportation, it must transport a...more

8/28/2015 / Appeals , Injunctive Relief , PA Supreme Court , Public Schools , School Districts , School Transportation

Contractor and Subcontractor Payment Act Not Applicable to Public Works Project

In a decision issued last week in Clipper Pipe & Service, Inc. v. Ohio Casualty Insurance Company, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court concluded that the Contractor and Subcontractor Payment Act, 73 P.S §§ 501-516 (CASPA) does not...more

6/25/2015 / Construction Contracts , Contract Disputes , Contractors , Late Payments , PA Supreme Court , Public Entities , Public Projects , Subcontractors

Public Transit Passes Satisfy the Transportation Requirements of the Charter School Law

Hoffman v. Steel Valley School District, 1002 C.D. 2014 (Pa.Cmwlth. 2015). The provision of public transit passes to charter school students fulfills the requirements of the Charter School Law for the provision of...more

6/11/2015 / Charter Schools , Public Schools , Public Transportation

Understanding and Managing Compliance with the Affordable Care Act for Schools

Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”), employers are required to offer healthcare coverage that meets the PPACA’s definitions of “affordable” and “minimum value” to all their full-time employees...more

4/29/2015 / Affordable Care Act , Employer Group Health Plans , Employer Mandates , Health Insurance , School Districts , Teachers

The Advantages and Disadvantages of Arbitration vs. Court Litigation

Many business owners and construction industry entities prefer, as a matter of course, that construction disputes be submitted to binding arbitration. Others maintain that, because arbitration lacks facets of the procedural...more

2/16/2015 / Arbitration , Construction Disputes , Construction Industry , Contractors

Schools And Municipalities–Don’t Make These Construction Contract Mistakes

School districts and municipalities often accept form agreements provided by their design professional or consultants, or use a standardized set of construction contract documents (such as the American Institute of Architects...more

12/23/2013 / American Institute of Architects , Construction Contracts , Municipalities , Public Schools

Beware The Standardized Construction Contract

A variety of standardized contracts exist for construction projects. The most widely used form agreements are published by the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the Association of General Contractors (AGC) and the...more

11/5/2013 / Boilerplate Language , Construction Contracts

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