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What Passage of the Health Care Bill Means for Employers

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Legislative Developments

Regardless 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

BREAKING NEWS: Connecticut Court Legalizes Same-Sex Marriages; What Employers Should Know Up Front

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

The Connecticut Supreme Court in a 4-3 decision today overturned the state’s ban on same-sex marriages.  The ruling in Kerrigan v. Commissioner of Public Health (download majority opinion here) is ground-breaking, breathtaking and warrants all employers’ full attention.  All the major media outlets such as the New York Times and the Hartford Courant already have… Continue Reading