Employment

Employment Law Q & A 

Posted on 2.21.2018

By Jessica Sherrill, Director of OPSUCA and Staff Attorney  Can a support employee who is contracted for 150 days be terminated for cause without a hearing?  Yes, a support employee who has worked less than a year, or 172 days, can be terminated without any due process. In fact, school law doesn’t require the school to provide any reason for termination. The support […]

School Employment Law Q&A

Posted on 9.29.2017

Employment Law Q & A By Jessica Sherrill, Director of OPSUCA and Staff Attorney Can a support employee who is contracted for 150 days be terminated for cause without a hearing? Yes, a support employee who has worked less than a year, or 172 days, can be terminated without any due process. In fact, school […]

Don’t Give Out Paydays Like They’re Candy

Posted on 5.30.2017

Don’t Give Out Paydays like They’re Candy By Jessica Sherrill, Director of OPSUCA and Staff Attorney We give out Payday candy bars at the OPSUCA booth in the Exhibit Hall of the Annual OSSBA-CCOSA Conference! This will be my 10th conference as a member of the OSSBA legal team and the Director of OPSUCA, and […]