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Quick Takes: Background Checks, Increased DOL Audits, ARRA’s Whistleblower Provisions, H1-B Visa Rules for TARP Recipients, Salary Basis Test

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

It’s FINALLY a nice spring day outside in Connecticut (see the picture of the Connecticut River taken this morning) so no need to spend a minute more than necessary to catch up on some other employment law-related items you might have missed during the week: A topic near and dear to my heart, background checks, had… Continue Reading

What’s In The Stimulus Package for Employers – Part II – The Whistleblower Provisions

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Laws and Regulations

In yesterday’s post, I talked about the significant changes to COBRA that are in the new economic stimulus law. Today’s post focuses on another, less-publicized provision in the new law regarding whistleblowers.  Employers that expect to receive funds from the stimulus package need to be aware of the provisions so that you can be in… Continue Reading

Election Guide – Part IV – What’s Going to Happen in the Connecticut General Assembly? (And An Invite To Our Seminar)

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Legislative Developments

So what’s going to happen after the election with various employment law proposals? Well, you’ll have to wait for the election to really see what happen at a federal level.  After all, part of it still depends on who is elected to the White House and how many seats the Democrats control in Congress.  (If… Continue Reading

New Federal Whistleblower Claims Created By Revisions to Product Safety Laws

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Laws and Regulations, Legislative Developments

Buried deep, deep, deep within revisions to the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission Act ("CPSCA") is a new cause of action designed to protect whistleblowers of product safety (available here). This new law, entitled The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008,  will afford protection to both public and private employees in retail and manufacturing sectors to… Continue Reading

In Relying on Anonymous Complaints for Investigations, Reader Beware

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Litigation

In the corporate world as well as government, anonymous complaints about personnel — whether to a hotline, or via the mail — are seen as the price of doing business.  These anonymous whistleblowers sometimes can’t speak out because of their circumstances and some have legitimate points to make.  And some companies readily encourage such complaints… Continue Reading

Connecticut Legislative Update: Paid Sick Leave and Whistleblower Bills Not Brought Up for Vote

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

A bill to provide mandatory paid sick leave to employees and a bill to provide greater protection to state whistleblowers were among the employment law-related bills that were not voted upon in the final day of the legislative session — effectively killing them.  The Paid Sick Leave bill, S.B. 217, had passed the Senate last… Continue Reading

Connecticut Legislative Update: Sick Leave Bill Debate; Changes to State Whistleblower Law

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

With the legislative session coming to a close next week, developments are heating up at a fast and furious pace.  I’ll do some quick updating and then provide a more through review when time permits. First, the State Senate debated the Paid Sick Leave bill (S.B. 217) yesterday for about an hour, when the debate… Continue Reading