The new Connecticut legislative session kicked off this week, and there are lots of expectations as to what bills may stand a chance of consideration this year.
I recently sat down with Chris Davis, Vice President of Public Policy with the Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA), to discuss what issues are likely to be
It’s the end of the year.
Which means, for the foreseeable future, employers need to be mindful of the automatic increase to the state’s minimum wage which goes into effect on January 1, 2025.
Currently, the rate is $15.69. However, it goes up to $16.35 on Wednesday.
Why?
Connecticut’s minimum wage law, which connects the
Judging by the rush of calls and e-mails the last few weeks, many employers are finally understanding the scope of the state’s revised Paid Sick Leave law. But before you go off and go skiing (and find yourself face to face with a dog as I did a few years back), there’s still work to
The next episode of “From Lawyer to Employer” podcast is out and it’s another one focusing on the practical implications of new laws and regulations.
In this episode, one of my fellow partners, Sarah Westby, joins me to talk about the Department of Labor’s rule increasing the “salary” threshold for overtime purposes — a topic
Let’s clear up something right away. When I talk about PIPs, I’m not referring to Gladys Knight. (For those that don’t know who Gladys Knight is, I can’t help you).
But PIPs are Performance Improvement Plans. They are typically a list of goals outlined by a company to an employee that the employee must
Right before Thanksgiving, we just dropped the first episode of a new season of the podcast that I host — “From Lawyer to Employer”.
Now, I’ll be the first to admit that this podcast is never going to compete with those true crime podcasts out there or even my favorite music ones (I have a
With the recent focus on the new Paid Sick Leave law coming in a few weeks, it’s been easy to miss a few court cases that have come out recently that should be of interest to employers and their counsel.
One such case, O’Reggio v. Commission on Human Rights & Opportunities, provides important guidance
Last year, I visited Vancouver and got to go to Granville Island Public Market — one of the great markets in North America.
Sure, I could talk about the wonderful food I got there, but there was something else that felt very unique and downright modern — their restroom.
The bathroom had a sign —
With Paid Sick Leave coming to Connecticut on January 1, 2025, the CTDOL (and, ahem, some lawyers) have been fielding lots of questions from employers and employees about the new law.
As a result, the department has decided to issue two sets of documents that should be of significant help to employers (and their
On Friday, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a controversial decision to vacate the Department of Labor’s (DOL) 2024 overtime rule, months after it went into effect. The decision will generate considerable confusion regarding the white collar exemption because the court’s decision (as of now) bars the application of