Business, Litigation & Employment Law
Education Institutions
LITIGATION, ADVICE AND REPRESENTATION
Wier & Allen, P.A. is one of the top law firms in Delaware and in America and has extensive experience representing educational institutions and school districts. Mr. Wier is an AV rated lawyer, ranked continuously in Best Lawyers in Delaware by Delaware Today, Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers.
Labor Relations and Personnel
- Civil litigation involving school districts
- Contract administration (including advice on grievances, handling of arbitrations, contract interpretation)
- Layoff of certificated/academic and classified employees
- Discipline of certificated/academic and classified employees
- Review and drafting of personnel procedures and policies
- Employee fringe benefits issues (e.g., FMLA, STRS, PERS, COBRA)
- Wage and hour issues (e.g., FLSA)
- Employment discrimination/civil rights
- Harassment investigations
- The Family Education Rights and Privacy Act
- Zero tolerance legislation
Student Affairs
- Student discipline (including harassment)
- Civil Rights (e.g., Title IX)
- First Amendment/freedom of expression issues
- Instructional/legal issues
- Student permits/attendance
- Review and creation of student policies and codes of conduct and dismissal of students
- Expulsion hearings
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