The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage & Hour Division (WHD) has issued four new opinion letters under the Fair Labor Standards Act. These letters give employers clear guidance on how WHD will handle common compliance questions during investigations and audits. While opinion letters do not create new laws, they often indicate how the agency
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals recently clarified the transportation worker exemption under § 1 of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA). The court addressed whether contracts signed by individual delivery drivers, even when they work through their own corporations, count as “contracts of employment” that are exempt from mandatory arbitration. In this instance, the court
As we move past the post-holiday slowdown, employers in Connecticut should be aware of some important changes coming in 2026. You can find a complete list of all bills effective January 1, 2026 here. Here are the key points you need to know:
Minimum Wage Increase
It’s easy to forget that Connecticut’s minimum wage
Suzanne Lucas (“Evil HR Lady”) makes a compelling case in a recent Inc. article for a holiday moratorium on terminations, echoing attorney Todd Stanton’s wisdom that “surprised people get angry, and angry people sue.”
I agree—particularly on two fronts. First, avoid mass layoffs between Thanksgiving and New Year’s if you can; the optics, morale hit
Yesterday, I talked about the obligations that employers have to preserve data. But let’s switch gears; in an employment discrimination claim brought against a company, an employee’s AI usage is fair game for discovery.
And by not asking for it in litigation, you just might be missing out.
ChatGPT alone has over 700 million weekly
I recently got back from the American Bar Association Annual Labor & Employment Law Conference — an event I’ve talked about before on this blog.
There were a number of great CLE programs — far too many to list. Not surprisingly, Generative AI remained a hot topic and the sessions caused me to continue to
The Connecticut Appellate Court issued a ruling that employers need to understand when dealing with pregnant employees. The case, Long v. Town of Putnam, reversed summary judgment for the employer and remanded the case to trial.
According to the court’s opinion, Cassie Long was hired as Assistant Finance Director in June 2019. On her
A new trend is appearing in HR offices and legal departments across the country: Employee complaints and legal documents that seem professionally written but show clear signs of being created with generative AI.
I’m not referring to employees getting legal advice from ChatGPT (which, as of this week, ChatGPT itself says it shouldn’t be used
With a college graduate in the family, I’m hearing first hand of the trials and tribulations of the current job market.
One of the items that I hear and read about, is the rising use of AI tools for screening and hiring.
There’s a big hole right now in regulation of this practice, with just
Season 4, Episode 2 breaks down what employers really need to know
In our latest From Lawyer to Employer podcast episode, I sat down with my colleague Sarah Niemiroski to tackle one of the most requested topics from our recent fall seminar at Hotel Marcel: Connecticut’s increasingly complex web of leave laws.
If you’re