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Appellate Court Decision Provides Another Lesson About Preserving Data

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Litigation

As I’ve noted before, the appellate courts in Connecticut release their decisions in advance of an "official" publication date for various reasons. I’ve now read over the Appellate Court’s upcoming decision in Paylan v. St. Mary’s Hospital Corp. a few times  trying to discern the big lesson for employers to take from this employment discrimination… Continue Reading

Supreme Court Decides Age Discrimination Case Defining What is a “Charge”! (Yawn.)

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Discrimination & Harassment, Litigation

Attorneys can go months — if not years — without Supreme Court guidance on employment law issues. But today, the Supreme Court issued its second employment-law related decision in as many days. However, for the second day in a row, the Supreme Court issued a decision that, at the end of the day, isn’t really about… Continue Reading

“Supreme Court To Decide Age Discrimination Case!” – Is This Important to Employers in Connecticut?

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in CHRO & EEOC, Discrimination & Harassment, Litigation

Last week, lots of virtual ink was spilled on the U.S. Supreme Court’s arguments in Federal Express v. Holowecki which has been labeled as a noteworthy age discrimination claim, following in the shoes of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Ledbetter in the spring.  Several blogs have good summaries of what happened, including: LawMemo, Ohio Employer’s… Continue Reading