The General Assembly early today gave final approval to a bill that will legalize marijuana/cannabis use in Connecticut.
It is a massive shift and the bill legalizing it is massive too. (Heck, the summary of the bill is 184 pages!)
The bill creates a whole new set of rules for employers — most of which
Wage and hour class actions are nothing new in Connecticut. Over the last few years, some employers, particularly in the restaurant field, have been blindsided by the sheer number of them. Some — to be sure — have merit to them.
But we’ve also seen class action lawsuits that attempt to push the envelope.
Take
As we head into the weekend and look to unwind from another difficult week, it’s time to discuss another (not-quite-as) serious issue as the pandemic.
I used to think that Katherine Hepburn was the most famous performer from Connecticut.
However, my teenager tells me during this Stay-at-Home period that I’m wrong: It is Charli D’Amelio.
Recently, I had the opportunity to revisit a social media policy I had reviewed several years ago. (Check back to this post from 2008 to see how far we’ve really come.) In doing so, I was reminded — once again — how quickly the tech world is changing and how policies need to continually
For years, I’ve been “warning” about the upcoming holiday of Valentine’s Day.
Back in 2011, I recapped several cases where employees’ inappropriate behavior on this day of love, led to lawsuits.
Apparently, there were some people who didn’t read the blog, because just a few years after that,
I’ve talked many times before about the importance of a well-drafted disclaimer in your employee handbook (here and here, for example).
This is not a new thing and in Connecticut dates back to an important case back in 1995 .
Without such disclaimers, employers can be subject to a breach of contract claim
This post is not going to discuss, in my view, the NFL’s inadequate response over the years to domestic violence incidents by players in the league. (If you want to listen to a full take down of the NFL, I recommend Slate’s The Gist podcast from yesterday.)
Rather, I want to talk today about how
One of the roles that I relish is being a member of the American Bar Assocation’s House of Delegates for several terms now. The ABA adopts certain policies at its Annual Meeting and uses its bully-pulpit to try
So last month we talked about how an employer may, in some circumstances, need to give additional leave as an accommodation above and beyond the Family and Medical Leave Act. Today, my colleague Clarisse Thomas shows how the law in this area really is still developing. She highlights a new case that comes to
Last Thursday, I had the opportunity to speak at the Tri-State SHRM Conference held at Foxwoods Resort Casino. The session was led by Marc Kroll of Comp360 and I thank him publicly for both the invitation and the coordination. But a post about the great work that HR consultants like Marc do is a