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Paid Sick Leave Bill Says Employers Should Post Notices in English AND Spanish

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

Employers, it’s time to tune up on your Spanish. Buried in the new bill on Paid Sick Leave is a section that suggests to employers in Connecticut that a posting should be written in both English and Spanish. First the context: Senate Bill 913 says that at the time of hiring, each employers should notify… Continue Reading

Four for…General HR Knowledge for Employers from the Connecticut Department of Labor

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Laws and Regulations, Wage & Hour

It’s been much too long since my last installment of "Four for…", an occasional post on some useful web resources that you might overlook in your day-to-day work.  This post focuses on four things you can find on the Department of Labor website that are particularly helpful for employers.   A comparison of Connecticut’s FMLA (CTFMLA) and the federal… Continue Reading

Workplace Posters – Is It Worthwhile Purchasing Them From Companies That Sell Them?

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

A while back, I wrote about a Connecticut law that requires employers to post about the services of the Office of Healthcare Advocate and about one company that sells such a poster, Progressive Business Compliance.  But the question is often asked, are these workplace posters that available for sale by companies like PBC, useful and worthwhile to purchase… Continue Reading

Post-Script: Company Updates its Website Regarding Workplace Poster

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Laws and Regulations

Last month, I broke the story about a company that was selling various employment law posters online, and the Connecticut government’s response to the posters.  A post recapping all events with links to all prior posts is located here.   One poster, in particular, dealt with a "Healthcare Advocate" poster. At that time, the company’s website stated specifically… Continue Reading

Reminder – FMLA Amendments Regarding Military Leave Now Effective

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Laws and Regulations, Legislative Developments

With the signing of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2008 (NDAA) earlier this week, the new amendments to the FMLA for care of military members are now effective immediately.  For a full text of the FMLA, with the new amendments, the Department of Labor has posted it here. For a refresher to my prior posts, the… Continue Reading

Sexual Harassment Prevention Checkup – The Basics of Training and Posting

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in CHRO & EEOC, Discrimination & Harassment

The headlines of the week nationally have certainly surrounded sexual harassment allegations both old and new.  (Note: Due to my firm’s involvement in one of those cases, I will not be blogging on it).  But with the issue back in the forefront, I’ve been surprised lately in my discussions by how some small to mid-size… Continue Reading