The Legal Ledger

On June 7 the Ohio Council of School Board Attorneys (OCSBA) will host the annual OCSBA School Attorney Workshop at the Renaissance Columbus Westerville-Polaris Hotel. This year’s agenda includes:

If you have towering piles of papers, bulging boxes of student files, or teetering stacks of outmoded technology storage, and you’re wondering how to manage it all, check out our records retention webinar:

School districts across the country are increasingly using computer software, mobile apps and other web-based tools to foster and enhance the learning process. The widespread adoption and use of online technologies have the potential to positively transform the educational process, but they also have called attention to possible risks.

On April 16, the Ohio Attorney General (AG) released 2019 Ohio Atty.Gen.Ops. No.

The Ohio Council of School Board Attorneys (OCSBA) will be holding its 42nd annual School Attorney Workshop on June 7, 2019, at the Renaissance Columbus Westerville-Polaris Hotel.

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued two notices of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would make changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

On April 12, OSBA’s Division of Legal Services will host its annual spring Diversity and Inclusion Workshop from 9a.m.-3p.m. at OSBA’s office in Columbus. This year’s spring workshop will include practical recommendations on a number of important and timely topics.

House Bill 491, which took effect March 19, 2019 made some important changes to teacher payment procedures that schools have to comply with immediately. Under the new procedures, before a district can pay any teacher:

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled last week that the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) unreasonably delayed implementing IDEA regulations related to racial, ethnic and gender disproportionality.