Earlier today, the General Assembly gave final approval to two significant workplace bills that employers now need to focus on.
In this post, I’ll cover
Broad Workplace Bill Passes House: What Employers Need to Know Now
The Connecticut House yesterday passed HB 5003, a sweeping workforce and working-conditions bill, and transmitted it to the Senate where it awaits a vote; employers should begin planning for compliance now given the breadth of changes and staggered effective dates.
In short, the bill tightens and expands wage range transparency obligations, requires new job
The Joint Employer Is Back (Again): DOL Proposes New (or is that Old?) Rule
Here we go again on the roller coaster that is the joint employer rule.
The U.S. Department of Labor published a new proposed rule this week that would revise the standard for determining when two or more businesses are “joint employers” under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and the
New State Audit of the CHRO: Same Missed Deadlines, Nagging Issues for Employers
The Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities is back in the headlines but for reasons it has seen before. The Connecticut Auditors of Public Accounts released their latest audit of the CHRO last week, covering fiscal years 2023 and 2024. I wish I could tell you it was a clean bill of health. It
New Decision Reaffirms Roadmap for Employers on the Interactive Process
The Connecticut Appellate Court officially released a decision this week that provides some useful (if straightforward) guidance for HR professionals and employment lawyers in the state. In Hanke v. Electric Boat Corp. (officially released April 7, 2026), the court affirmed summary judgment in favor of the employer on all three counts — disability discrimination
Can You Take a Joke? Fifteen Years Later, the Answer Is Still “Maybe”
Happy April Fools’ Day. Way back in 2011 — on this very date — I wrote a post titled “Can You Take a Joke? Caselaw Indicates Most People Can.” I found exactly two cases where April Fools’ Day pranks led to employment disputes, neither went well for the employee, and I closed with a reminder
AI in the Courtroom: Lessons for Employers and Their Counsel from the ABA ERR Conference
As I mentioned on Monday, I had the opportunity to recently attend the ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law’s ERR conference in Nashville. One program that stood out was a panel titled “AI in Action: Discovery and Motion Practice in Employment Law.”
If you’ve been reading this blog over the years, you know I’ve
Bostock, Executive Orders, and the Evolving Framework for Gender Identity Discrimination: Takeaways from the ABA ERR Conference
Last week, I had the privilege of speaking at the ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law’ Employment Rights and Responsibilities Midwinter Meeting on a topic that has been a recurring theme on this blog for nearly two decades: “Bostock, Executive Orders, and the Evolving Framework for Gender Identity Discrimination.”
Our panel featured an outstanding
General Assembly Poised to Consider Wide Array of Workplace Bills
The Connecticut General Assembly is back in session and, as has become an annual tradition on this blog, the Labor & Public Employees Committee is busy scheduling hearings on a wide array of bills that could significantly impact employers across the state. If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time, you know
Outwit, Outplay, Outlast: What 50 Seasons of Survivor Can Still Teach Employers
First off, let me dispense with the elephant in the room — yes, I’ve been watching Survivor for all 50 seasons. Every single one.
From the first grainy images of Richard Hatch scheming on Borneo back in 2000 to tonight’s premiere of “Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans,” I’ve been there, torch in