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Executive Order Extends Emergency Paid Sick Leave for School Employees

Executive Order Extends Emergency Paid Sick Leave for School Employees

On February 4, Governor Lamont issued Executive Order 10, extending Emergency Paid Sick Leave for employees of local and regional boards of education in Connecticut.  This extension is only applicable to boards of education and not to private-sector or other municipal employers. The Executive Order extends the Emergency Paid Sick Leave (EPSL) available under the […]

Attorney Christine Sullivan Named Senior Partner

Attorney Christine Sullivan Named Senior Partner

Berchem Moses PC is pleased to announce that effective January 1, 2021, Christine Sullivan has been elected as Senior Partner. “It is with great pride that we announce the promotion of Christine Sullivan to Senior Partner at Berchem Moses PC,” said Marsha Belman Moses, Named Senior Partner. “Christine is an amazing lawyer, both exceedingly competent […]

Attorney John Khalil to serve as President of the Connecticut School Attorneys Council

Attorney John Khalil to serve as President of the Connecticut School Attorneys Council

Congratulations to Attorney John Y. Khalil on being named as President of the Connecticut School Attorneys Council for 2021.  The Connecticut School Attorneys Council is a member group of education attorneys representing public school districts across the state.  The Council works in collaboration with the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education (CABE) and the National School Boards […]

Breakthrough Reached On Trans Athletes

Breakthrough Reached On Trans Athletes

By Emily HayesPublished in the New Haven Independent on September 23, 2020 New Haven Public Schools and the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights have come to a tentative agreement that would allow transgender athletes to continue to play on teams of their choice — without the city losing millions of federal dollars. […]

Federal funding threatened over transgender athlete policy

Federal funding threatened over transgender athlete policy

Attorney Michelle Laubin is quoted in a September 18, 2020 article by Luke Broadwater and Erica L. Green of The New York Times, regarding federal funding being threatened over transgender athlete policy. Read more at: https://nyti.ms/3c9i5Xa

Attorney Michelle Laubin to present CABE seminar on Special Education Issues

Attorney Michelle Laubin to present CABE seminar on Special Education Issues

The Connecticut Association of Boards of Education (CABE) will present a series of four virtual workshops covering legal issues facing educators. Seminars will be held throughout the fall of 2020.  On Tuesday, October 27, Attorney Michelle Laubin will discuss Special Education issues.  To register, visit https://bit.ly/3hpJzIW.