At his press conference on Monday afternoon, Governor Lamont previewed a new set of changes to the Sector Rules that businesses have been operating under. These changes rollback some of the openings under Phase 3, and Lamont has called this new version “Phase 2.1”.
We’re still awaiting all the details this week; the changes are
It’s supposed to snow Friday here in Connecticut.
In October.
For those of us with memories, we all remember the last time we got substantial snowfall in October in 2011. It ended with lots of power outages and many downed trees. So let’s first hope the snow is just more nuisance than anything else.
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Can you “Say Anything” in the workplace?
Last month, a Silicon Valley CEO told employees that its mission doesn’t include taking stands on political issues outside the financial realm.
As a result, and as reported by the San Francisco Chronicle, “employees were told that internal debates about politics and activism not related to
If you recall way back in March, Governor Ned Lamont declared a civil preparedness and public health emergency which granted his office broad powers. Those powers have been seen with various Executive Orders that have followed.
That declaration was set to expire today, September 9th.
However, a few days ago, the Governor issued a new
I’m excited. And nervous. And happy. And angry. And energized. And exhausted.
And my oldest daughter hasn’t even started her first day of college next week.
(Proud Dad aside: She’s headed to WPI next week as a freshman where she wants to study aerospace engineering!)
Around Connecticut, the nervousness and excitement has been palpable and
What a mess.
And I’m not just talking about the cleanup from Tropical Storm Isaias. Hasn’t been much fun without power, internet or reliable cell service. (I hope everyone is staying safe and gets power soon — my town’s projection was 5-7 days!)
Heck, it’s been tough to even do a blog post about a
You may have noticed that this blog has been a little quiet of late. Like a lot of people, I’m pretty sure that after four months of non-stop pandemic-related employment law work, I had reached a breaking point.
And so I took vacation last week. Of course, like a lot of you, we didn’t go
We made it halfway through 2020.
I know it FEELS as if it should be December, but just think how long March was!
A lot has changed since the start of the pandemic. But over the last few weeks, I’ve been hearing from employers wondering where things stand right now. What’s changed? What still
Last night, Governor Lamont issued Executive Order 7PP which, for the most part, confirms what many of us have been expecting for the last week or so. As I’ve said before, the first round of reopening businesses remains on track for tomorrow (May 20th) but there have been more tweaks over the last day
The Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities can sometimes be seen as an easy punching bag by legislators, employees, employers and employment law attorneys.
But there’s one area that has been an unequivocal success and where you won’t see almost any headlines.
The CHRO several years ago developed the Kids Court Essay Competition which runs