In a decision that reaffirms the strength of arbitration awards and the limits of judicial review, the Connecticut Appellate Court reversed a trial court’s decision to vacate an arbitration award reinstating a police sergeant terminated for use of force during an arrest. The case, City of Torrington v. Council 4, AFSCME, offers some important
The rules on accommodations just changed for employers — at least in Connecticut and New York (and Vermont too).
The Second Circuit (which covers Connecticut, New York and Vermont), in an important decision released last week, expanded the situations in which an employee can get an accommodation holding that such accommodations may be required even
It’s been a while since I talked about layoffs on this blog. But if the whispers from employers that I’ve been getting these last few weeks are any indication, we may be entering a new cycle where cuts start to run deep.
Of course, it’s still too early to call but as an Axios
My “innie” at work would not approve of Lumon Industries; my “outie”, though, is obsessed with it.
If you still think your “Innie” is referring to your belly button, then you likely aren’t watching one of the biggest television shows of this year — Severance (which can be found on Apple TV+).
(Here’s where
Yesterday, the Fourth Circuit granted the federal government’s motion to stay (temporarily suspend) a lower court’s preliminary injunction that had blocked the enforcement of two Executive Orders issued by President Trump in January 2025. I wrote about that injunction in a prior post on our firm’s sister blog. These Executive Orders direct federal agencies
Five years ago this week, on March 8, 2020, I wrote a fairly straightforward blog post on an FAQ for employers in Connecticut about COVID-19. I had been writing about it since January (and I’ll take credit for one of the first law blog posts about it too) but suddenly things seemed to
If there’s one lesson I’ve learned when looking at laws and legislative proposals, it’s to read the definitions. Because it’s in those definitions that nuances become readily apparant.
In the Connecticut General Assembly, Raised Bill 1442 is just a few days old but is due for a public hearing on Monday, March 10th before the
On a new episode of our From Lawyer to Empoyer podcast which just dropped wherever you listen to your podcasts, my colleague Emily McDonough Souza and I break down the key developments from the Trump Administration’s first 45 days and the key takeaways from the conversation.
Here are some key takeaways from the conversation:
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to present (along with my colleague Emily McDonough Souza) to the CBIA’s HR Conference about the developments from the Trump administration to employers. It was a massive crowd of over 400 HR professionals and I’m thankful for the opportunity.
I had three main takeaways from the presentation that I thought
The Connecticut Bar Association’s Annual Advanced Labor & Employment Symposium is right around the corner. Scheduled for March 27, 2025 at the Grassy Hill Country Club in Orange, Connecticut, this year’s program promises to tackle some of the cutting edge issues that practitioners face.
I’ll be a featured speaker at one of the day’s programs