School attorneys Pete Yelkovac and Margaret Hesse recently spoke to 225 school business officials as part of the Missouri Association of School Business Officials’ Personnel Workshop. Pete and Margaret’s presentation focused upon the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"), the Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA"), and the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act ("COBRA"), which Pete and Margaret described as the “acronym laws” because they are often referred to by acronym, rather than title.

Also known by its own acronym, “MoASBO,” the Missouri Association of School Business Officials, www.moasbo.org, is a “non-profit, statewide association of statewide school administrators and directors whose focus is on the ‘business’ of education." As part of its mission, MoASBO is committed to updating school business officials on hot legal topics and the ever-changing legal and regulatory environment applicable to school districts.

At MoASBO’s Personnel Workshop, Pete and Margaret covered dozens of topics, ranging from the legal requirements for paying bus drives to the permissibility of taking time off work when a family member falls ill. The business officials in attendance came prepared with many outstanding questions. Because the volume of questions exceeded the available workshop time, Pete and Margaret offered to field additional questions by attendees via email and to post the answers on the Tueth Keeney Website. Click on the link at the bottom of the page to read the submitted questions and Pete and Margaret’s answers.

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 Peter G. Yelkovac practices in the areas of education and employment law. Pete regularly counsels public school districts in all facets of education and employment law. Pete also regularly advises private employers on employment and labor issues. Pete has successfully defended numerous federal and state lawsuits on behalf of public school districts, universities and private employers. He has extensive experience litigating employment discrimination lawsuits and Section 1983 claims involving a variety of constitutional issues.

Margaret A. Hesse primarily practices in the areas of education law, employment law and litigation. She has represented school districts in employment matters, including Title VII, the Safe Schools Act, Title IX, and the Equal Pay Act. She has represented employers in labor matters before the United States Department of Labor/Wage and Hour Division and the Illinois Commission of Human Rights.

Tueth Keeney has one of the largest and most successful education law groups in the country. The Firm regularly serves the legal counsel needs of approximately 150 school districts throughout Missouri and many districts in Central and Southern Illinois. Our education attorneys have broad experience in every important area of Missouri and Illinois education law, including human resources, teacher termination and discipline, teacher tenure, collective bargaining and labor relations, student rights and responsibilities, special education, school finance, the No Child Left Behind Act, construction, architecture, real estate, contracting and leasing, open meetings and records, policy development, vocational education, elections, tort issues, insurance, and general educational issues. We also have extensive experience in resolving disputes between school districts and parents of disabled students under both IDEA and Section 504. Our special education experience spans the spectrum from basic administrative proceedings through complex litigation in both Missouri and Illinois.

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