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
I recently learned about a company planning an active shooter drill that made my jaw drop. Their plan? Stage a hyper-realistic scenario with fake guns, fake blood, actors playing attackers, and here’s the kicker: don’t tell employees it’s a drill until after it happens. The thinking apparently is that this will give employees the “most
A new decision from the state Appellate Court, Paniccia v. Success Village Apartments, Inc., delivers some clarity for employers facing wage claims under Connecticut General Statutes § 31-72. The bottom line? When employees win wage cases, the “costs” they can recover are limited to statutory taxable costs—not every litigation expense they incurred.
Earlier this week, I presented “Leave it to the Lawyers: Navigating the Maze of Employee Leave Laws” at our firm’s Labor & Employment Fall Seminar at Hotel Marcel. Along with my colleagues Sarah Niemiroski and Claire Pariano, we tackled the alphabet soup of FMLA, CT FMLA, PFMLA, PSL, and ADA requirements.
It was so
Last week, I talked about how smart arbitration drafting allowed the company to recover its attorneys fees in successfully defending a claim by a former CEO. But there’s another lesson from Golden v. WorldQuant that company should know: how four simple words in a termination letter can save employers from a legal trap.
Two big items today: Season 4 of the ever-popular “From Lawyer to Employer” podcast kicks off this week and we have news of an in-person seminar too. And if you listen to the podcast, you can learn more about the seminar too.
In the latest episode of our “From Lawyer to Employer” podcast, I
The Connecticut Appellate Court just released Golden v. WorldQuant Predictive Technologies, LLC, and while the decision covers several arbitration issues (more on another one of those in a future post), there’s one lesson that should have companies reviewing their arbitration clauses: a well-drafted attorney fee provision can be the difference between winning and actually
A new case officially released today by the Connecticut Appellate Court Begley v. State, won’t revolutionize employment law, but it’s a useful reminder of how retaliation claims can fall apart when the factual foundation crumbles. For employers facing retaliation allegations, this case illustrates exactly what plaintiffs need to prove — and what happens when
The dust has settled on Connecticut’s 2025 legislative session, and for employers, now is the time to focus on what’s changed. If you’re wondering how these developments affect your organization, you won’t want to miss a presentation that the Connecticut Department of Labor is doing for employers entitled “What Happened in Hartford? A Legislative Recap
Sometimes the dog days of summer produce more than just wilted flowers and overpriced iced coffee. Here are five developments worth watching as we head into fall.
I’ve been sitting on my hands for weeks, wanting to write about something — anything — happening in employment law. The truth is, there just hasn’t been one