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A Paid Sick Leave Carryover Issue Left Unaddressed … Until Now

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Highlight, Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Laws and Regulations, Manager & HR Pro’s Resource Center, Wage & Hour

So, four months in, how is Connecticut Paid Sick Leave (PSL) working out? Well, for towns, not so well as this recent article pointed out. But as Connecticut employers start running through the issues, some novel and unforseen issues keep popping up. I’ll address one of them here. But before you read it, make sure you… Continue Reading

New Second Circuit Decision Takes Some of the “Judgment” Out of the “Business Judgment Rule”, Particularly for Union-Related Matters

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Uncategorized

Let the politicians and the newspapers cite a new Second Circuit decision as being important for "saving jobs" in Connecticut. It makes for good press, but for employers, the decision is more important for a different reason than highlighted in the press: The Court has weakened one of the arguments that employers use to support their… Continue Reading

DOL Redefines “Clothes” Under Federal Wage & Hour Laws; Now Excludes Protective Equipment Required by Law

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Wage & Hour

The United States Department of Labor today released a new "Administrator’s Interpretation" concerning the donning and doffing (or, in plain English, typically putting on and taking off) of clothing at the beginning and end of each workday.  You can download the notice here.  Under the FLSA, “changing clothes or washing at the beginning or end… Continue Reading

Mortgage Loan Officers Are Not Exempt (Anymore) From Overtime Rules, Says DOL

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Laws and Regulations, Wage & Hour

The United State Department of Labor has begun issuing administrator interpretations, which are intended to provide guidance to employers and employees on various issues from time to time. They have not been used n the recent past, but a new one yesterday shows that this is changing. Specifically, the DOL has released an interpretation of… Continue Reading