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A Little Summer Reading: Catching Up on Various Employment Law Articles

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

Although many of you have come to rely on the Connecticut Employment Law Blog as your source of information on employment law, it’s always smart to look at other sources of information for a more complete picture. Within the last few weeks, several articles have been recently published that are worth a look. First, the… Continue Reading

“Probationary” Periods for New Employees May Put At-Will Employment At Risk

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

Connecticut is an at-will employment state, meaning that employers can terminate an employee’s employment for any reason at any time, with or without cause. Employees are also free to leave their jobs at any times.   There are exceptions, of course, to that general rule.  But overall, when an employer’s offer letter to an employee confirms… Continue Reading

Employment Contracts of Baseball Players

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

In Connecticut, the loyalties between the Red Sox and Yankees are about evenly split.   So, for now, it’s baseball nirvana here in the state.   If both win their divisional series, there will be many late nights here in Connecticut watching a Yankees-Red Sox matchup. In honor of the baseball playoffs beginning this week, I thought I… Continue Reading

Four for…Employment Contracts and Useful Employment Law Information

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

When I first started practicing, each attorney used to keep their "form" files.  What were these? Copies of key documents that could be used over and over again.  Now, with the advent of computer databases, sharing information within a firm is routine and easy. But suppose you wanted to find out what other attorneys or… Continue Reading