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General Assembly Increases Penalties for Violations of Personnel Files Act

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Legislative Developments, Wage & Hour

With all the talk about Paid Sick Leave dominating the headlines, it’s important to remember that other bills get passed too. Quietly, late last month, the Connecticut General Assembly beefed up the penalties to employers who do not follow the Personnel Files Act. The Act requires employers to give employees access to their personnel files… Continue Reading

Record-Keeping for Employers in Connecticut – The Basics

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Wage & Hour

With all the talk this week about Title VII and what I would call slightly more "advanced" issues in employment law, it’s always wise to make sure that you, as an employer, have the basics down.  One issue, for example, that employers sometimes wonder about but rarely figure out is "What Records Must I Keep Related… Continue Reading

Personnel Files Act in Connecticut — Are Penalties Coming For Failure to Comply?

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Legislative Developments

While everyone remains focused on the budget dilemma at the state legislature, other business — slowly and quietly — is still occurring.  Late last month, the House unanimously passed H.B. 6185, a measure that would create civil penalties for employers that do not provide access to personnel files of their employees.  Specifically, this bill subjects any employer,… Continue Reading

Legislative Update: What’s Still Alive for the Current Session?

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Legislative Developments

With the budget issues looming large over this session of the General Assembly, it’s tough to get a handle on what labor & employment law bills are still a possibility for this session. One way to do that is to check to see what bills have been reported out of the Labor & Public Employees committee because if the… Continue Reading

Guest Blogger: What An Employer Should Do When There’s No Documentation

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

New week. Same trial. But with the new week comes some more new guest bloggers.  Each continues to talk about various employment law and human resources issues. Today’s guest blogger is no exception. Indeed, since coming onto the blog scene some months ago, John Phillips has been churning out post after post on topics as varied… Continue Reading

Followup to “Crisis in Personnel Files? Reviewing, Copying and Keeping Them

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

A few weeks ago, I covered the basics of personnel files, in response to an article on whether there was a "crisis" in personnel file litigation.  But a few questions remain, so consider this the third part in a trilogy about personnel files.  In other words, once you determine what is and isn’t supposed to be in… Continue Reading

Connecticut Personnel Files – What’s Included and What’s Not

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

Last month, I suggested that there was not necessarily a "crisis" in personnel file litigation in Connecticut, because the rules for personnel files had long been established.  Given that this blog has been discussing document management policies this week, it would be fair to say, however, that many employers could do a better job managing and keeping track of… Continue Reading