Class Act: Updates in Education Law

Class Act: Updates in Education Law


Season 4 Episode 2: School Staff and Coronavirus - Your Top Legal Questions

March 19, 2020

In this second episode of our two-part series on school districts' obligations in light of the emerging COVID-19 pandemic, we take a look at your top legal questions relating to school staff. Lisa and Miriam are joined by Susan Keating Anderson, a partner at Walter Haverfield who advises school districts as to labor and employment issues.  We talk about some of the critical questions faced by school districts as they close buildings and make difficult employment decisions: Are staff required to report in some way if a building is closed and students are learning from home?  What should districts keep in mind when determining whether employees should be asked to work remotely? Are hourly workers and salaried employees to be treated differently in this circumstance? In addition to the above issues, we also touch upon board meetings and public participation concerns.


Join Susan Keating Anderson, Lisa Woloszynek and Miriam Pearlmutter for a remotely-recorded episode exploring these and other timely district questions. We practice law, including special education law, at Walter Haverfield in Cleveland, Ohio, and we welcome your suggestions and comments.


Please check us out at:


https://www.walterhav.com/professional/susan-keating-anderson/


https://www.walterhav.com/professional/lisa-h-woloszynek/


https://www.walterhav.com/professional/miriam-m-pearlmutter/