Pennsylvania School Personnel Actions provides a complete source of laws governing the hiring, dismissal, disciplining, suspension, demotion, furloughing, and status changes of school employees and officials under the Pennsylvania Public School Code. This practical guide covers employer-employee rights and obligations for school attorneys, administrators, employees, school board members, and labor union representatives in school districts, area vocational-technical schools, and intermediate units. You'll also find:
- Citations to more than 1,700 state and federal court decisions, along with checklists and forms
- Explanations of the code's interrelationship with the Public Employee Relations Act, workers' compensation, the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, other statutes, and constitutional rights
- Checklists and forms
- Descriptions of grievance and arbitration in collective bargaining and administrative and judicial processes
- Practical guidelines for trouble-free job interviews, reference checks, and other common personnel matters