The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) could not protect a school bus surveillance video as exempt under Read more
Recently in B.L. v. Mahanoy Area Sch. Dist., the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that a public student’s posting on the internet website Snapchat, which occurred off-campus, was... Read more
On June 30, PA begins offering grants of between $5,000 to $50,000 to small businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This is not a first-come, first served program and grants will become available in several separate offerings over the... Read more
Depending on your business and location, your company may do business in multiple states. If you want to get Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) certification for your business, you must first do it through your own state. (Please see my... Read more
The Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) recently sustained a protester’s challenge to a company’s status as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). Covenant Construction Services was the... Read more
When your business obtains Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) certification, you are certified under one or more NAICS codes. The NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) is used to classify businesses using a six-digit number... Read more
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers from discriminating on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. 42 U.S.C. §2000e-2(a)(1). On June 15, 2020, Read more
In order to obtain Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) certification, the socially and economically disadvantaged owner is required to have “a significant financial investment in the firm.” 49 C.F.R.... Read more
There are several changes for Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSB) and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Businesses (EDWOSB) that go into effect on July 15, 2020. Detailed information about the changes can be found here: Read more
If your business has applied for certification as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) through your state’s Department of Transportation (or local agency administering the state’s certification program), you... Read more
