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Four Potential Employment Law Impacts of Obama’s Next Four Years

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Featured, Highlight, Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Labor Law & NRLB, Litigation, Wage & Hour

President Obama was re-elected to a second term last night (something forecasted by stats guru Nate Silver). What does it mean for employers? I won’t go quite as far as fellow blogger Jon Hyman, who said this morning that “it just doesn’t matter” who won last night.  I think it matters in part. But the impact… Continue Reading

An Updated Employer’s Guide to the Election

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Highlight, Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Laws and Regulations, Manager & HR Pro’s Resource Center

Election Day is nearly upon us.  Much like I did two years ago, it’s time to recap the rules for employers regarding the election.  The polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. for everyone to vote for their favorite candidate…or at least the one that they dislike the least.  You can find out where you should vote… Continue Reading

An Employer’s Guide to Elections: Time Off For Voting in Connecticut And Threats

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

Election Day is nearly upon us.   Next Tuesday, hundreds of thousands of Connecticut residents will take to the polls from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. to vote for their favorite candidate…or at least the one that they dislike the least.  You can find out where you should vote at this easy to use link. Any… Continue Reading

Election Day – Just Vote (Even for the Duck)

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

Today is election day and in the pre-dawn hours, I’ll be at the polls supporting local politicians.  As this blog has attempted to remain apolitical, I’ll follow the New York Times columnist tradition and not endorse any politicians here. I’ve run a series of posts about election day and you can find them all here…. Continue Reading

Election Guide to Employment Law-Related Issues, Part II (Employers and Election Day)

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

Election Day is coming in less than two weeks (with today being the last day to register to vote via mail).  For some people, it’ll be the first time that they use new voting machines (The old lever system — pictured here — has been replaced by an optical scanner.) While there are lots of sites discussing the… Continue Reading

Employers Cannot Tell Employees How to Vote Tomorrow — But Can Tell Them to Vote

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

As some of you may know, I’m running for a seat on the Zoning Board of Appeals in my small hometown of Avon, Connecticut.   It has been a great experience.  But now that it’s crunch time — the election is tomorrow — the most important part is ensuring that people vote. (They will also be using… Continue Reading