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Displaying 141 - 150 of 372| Topic | Question | Submission Date | Tag(s) |
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| Follow-up to Minor Employees and Obscenity in Libraries | [NOTE: This question was submitted in response to the guidance posted at |
Employee Rights, First Amendment, Management, Policy, Obscenity | |
| Name of Employee Personnel Policy | Should what we think of as the personnel policy be called Employee Handbook or Personnel Policy? |
Employment, Labor, Legal Poems, Management, NY Labor Law, Policy | |
| Retroactive Background Checks | We have a school district public library board considering requiring background checks for new employees. |
Employee Rights, Employment, Ethics, Hiring Practices, Management, Policy, Privacy, Risk Management, Safety, School Districts, Background Checks | |
| Availability of Open Meeting Documents | The Governor signed S1150A/A1228A into law [on] October 19, 2021. |
Board of Trustees, Compliance, FOIA/FOIL, Open Meetings Law | |
| Trustee Addresses for Open Meetings | As you know, Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation (S.50001/A.40001) extending virtual access to public meetings under New York S |
Board of Trustees, FOIA/FOIL, Open Meetings Law, Compliance | |
| Name Tag Policies | Our library is considering a name tag policy as part of our focus on patron service. What are the legal "do's" and "don'ts" of an employee na |
Employment, Policy, Privacy | |
| Undocumented and unclaimed items in collections | We have a couple of questions relating to Section 233-A of NYS Education Law, the "Museum Property Law". |
Archives, Donations, Historical societies and museums, Special collections | |
| Popular music in Public K-12 Schools | I am struggling to find information on using popular music in public K-12 schools. |
Academic Libraries, Fair Use, Music, School Libraries, Section 110, Streaming | |
| Presenters and vaccination requirements | In the RAQ you provided an answer about vaccine requirements for new hires. |
ADA, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccine, Employment, Library Programming and Events | |
| Keeping an Employee Job Open | How long can an association library (or other private museum or archive) hold open a job while an employee is out on disability due to a work-relat |
ADA, Employee Rights, Employment, Workers Comp, Disability |