Thrun Law Firm recently finalized a guidance manual (Guidance) on the legal considerations related to the implementation of Governmental Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 84, Fiduciary Activities (GASB[...]
A school’s legal obligations under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and now Michigan’s Paid Medical Leave Act (PMLA), often depend on whether an employee is “non-exempt”[...]
As this school year wraps up, administrators should begin reviewing and revising student handbooks for the 2019-2020 school year. A comprehensive and well-written student handbook is an important[...]
Section 1249a(1) of the Revised School Code states “a school district, intermediate school district, or public school academy shall not assign a pupil to be taught in the[...]
From March 13 to April 17, 2019, Michigan’s Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) confirmed 43 cases of measles in Michigan, the highest in the state since[...]
The Michigan Finance Authority (MFA) 2019 state aid note program materials, including the loan application, cash flow form, instructions, and calendar, are now available on the MFA’s website[...]
In December 2018, Governor Snyder signed legislation aimed at making Michigan’s schools safer. Several of the new and amended laws, which went into effect at the end of[...]