Well, you have to give the state some credit for trying. As I mentioned yesterday, I’ll be speaking today at a program run by the CHRO about the new law the changes the CHRO’s procedures. It appears to be part of a concerted effort by various agencies to reach out to businesses in the state… Continue Reading
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Court Not “Up In the Air”: Travel for Work Does Not Violate “Familial Association” Right
Posted in Discrimination & Harassment, LitigationGeorge Clooney famously made business travel look (somewhat) cool in the movie, Up in the Air. Clooney’s character was single (really, would you expect otherwise?) and business travel was a bit glamorous (though a bit tedious as well). Perhaps not surprisingly, absent from the movie was a discussion of whether business travel could be the… Continue Reading
Top 25 Business Law Blog? Only If You Say So
Posted in Human Resources (HR) ComplianceAs I approach the three-year anniversary of this blog (stay tuned for more details), it’s certainly touching to receive accolades for this blog. Each year, LexisNexis “honors a select group of blogs that set the online standard for a given industry.” Amazingly, the Connecticut Employment Law Blog is a nominated candidates for the LexisNexis Top… Continue Reading
One Year Later: Lessons Learned by Employers from the H1N1 Flu Pandemic
Posted in Human Resources (HR) ComplianceThe New York Times has an excellent column today by an infectious disease specialist who has attempted to draw some lessons of our experiences with the H1N1 pandemic flu. It was just one year ago today that the first person died from a known case of H1N1 flu. We know a lot more than we… Continue Reading
Who’s the Mayor of Your Company? What Employers Need to Know About Location-Based Networks Like Foursquare
Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Social MediaBen P. is mayor of the Hartford Insurance Group. Craig W. is mayor of The Hartford Courant. Matt T. is major of RBS in Stamford. Who’s mayor of your company? By now, I expect the vast majority of you to be thinking: "Has this guy lost his mind? You can’t be mayor of a company!"… Continue Reading
What Passage of the Health Care Bill Means for Employers
Posted in Legislative DevelopmentsRegardless of your political affiliation, you have to appreciate the magnitude of the moment. Sweeping health care insurance legislation has passed Congress. (The Senate will still take up the "reconciliation" part of the bill which will make some additional modifications because the House only approved of the Senate version.) So, now’s the time to ask:… Continue Reading
IRS Adjusts Standard Mileage Rate for 2009 to 55 cents
Posted in Human Resources (HR) ComplianceCalculating mileage expenses is one of those small tasks within a company that sometimes takes up a disproportionate amount of time. And just when you’ve started to remember the optional rate issued by the IRS, it changes it. And so it has for 2009. Effective January 1, 2009, the standard mileage rate for use of… Continue Reading
Mandatory Retirement Policies at Law Firms – The Trend in Connecticut
Posted in Discrimination & Harassment, Human Resources (HR) ComplianceIn representing clients, I have, on occasion, had a client make a honest inquiry about the federal laws regarding age discrimination. Their question is something along the lines of: If discriminating against age is against the law, why can law firms insist on mandatory retirement policies? The simple response is that partners at law firms… Continue Reading
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