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Legislative Update: Personnel Files, Minimum Wage, Payroll Cards, CTFMLA, Unemployment Discrimination

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Discrimination & Harassment, Legislative Developments

The General Assembly is always full of surprises.    It’s the busy season for the Connecticut legislature and a number of employment-law related proposals are still “alive”.  (I use “alive” in the generic sense because the bills have merely passed committee; whether they will end up getting voted on is an entirely different question. For further updates… Continue Reading

Connecticut Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Hostile Work Environment and CTFMLA Cases

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Discrimination & Harassment, Highlight, Laws and Regulations, Litigation, Wage & Hour

It’s not very often that the Connecticut Supreme Court considers employment law issues. But today, two notable cases are being argued in front of the court. Both could have an impact on employers in the state. In Patino v. Birken Manufacturing, the court is being asked to consider whether a hostile work environment harassment claim… Continue Reading

More on Velez: How This Decision Might Impact Employers

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Litigation

My post yesterday on a new Superior Court decision in Velez v. Mayfield has generated a lot of discussion from the counsel for the individual who brought the suit. (You can also view the original DOL decision here.)  As I mentioned in the update, the case is being appealed so it’s very likely we’ll get… Continue Reading

Court: DOL Must Count Out-of-State Workers to Determine if Employer Has Requisite 75 or More Employees Under Connecticut’s FMLA

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

UPDATED In a decision sure to send chills to employers with small branch offices in Connecticut, a Superior Court judge recently ruled that an employer’s out-of-state employees must be counted in figuring out if an employer is subject to the state’s FMLA rules. Employers with 75 or more employees nationwide that have just one employee in… Continue Reading