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What Do Bahrain & Japan Have in Common with Connecticut? Reviewing the Wrongful Discharge Claim

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

"The United States is recommending U.S. citizens defer all non-essential travel to Bahrain." Have you seen this headline? It’s from 20 years ago. But strangely, that same headline made a reappearance this week. Don’t remember the last time it happened? Well, you should because a major Connecticut Supreme Court case arose out of it.  And that… Continue Reading

Court Examines The Parameters of the Public Policy Requiring Employers to Provide a Reasonably Safe Workplace

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

An employee who contended that he was fired after complaining about a physically threatening co-worker cannot bring a wrongful discharge claim, in a decision released by the Connecticut District Court.  The case, Ferrer v. T.L. Cannon Management Corp. (download here), does suggest, however, a way for employees to bring such claims in the future — with some artful language in the… Continue Reading

Corrective Action Memorandum Not a Contract, Says District Court

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Litigation, Wage & Hour

UPDATED 2/10/09 Sometimes, by coincidence, two unrelated decision get released in close proximity to one another that they bring some greater clarity to the law. Yesterday, I discussed a Connecticut Superior Court case that found that certain discussions did not create an employment contract and that the employee was properly classified as "at-will". Earlier this… Continue Reading