Recently, my colleague Julie Fay and I penned an article for the National Business Officers Association (which represents independent schools) for their national publication “Net Assets Now”. We focused on how schools can address free speech in the context of independent schools.
In the current political climate, independent schools face complex questions about free speech
Connecticut’s updated Paid Sick Leave becomes effective January 1, 2025 and now is the time for most employers to update their policies and procedures. I’ve previously written about it here so I thought for this article, I’d focus on the key aspects of what employers need to know right now.
Here are the key points:
Recently, I had the opportunity to talk with Law360 about developments regarding “safe” leave laws.
As long-time readers of this blog now, Connecticut passed its family violence leave law back in 2010.
The law prohibits an employer from terminating, penalizing, threatening, or otherwise coercing an employee with respect to his or her employment because
As I noted a while back, the inflation that the nation observed in 2023 was likely going to have a substantial impact on the state’s minimum wage.
The law, which connects the state minimum wage to changes in the federal employment cost index (ECI), was originally passed in 2019 when inflation wasn’t of major concern.
October is one of my favorite times of the year. (And no, not just because of the Pumpkin-flavored coffee/donuts/muffins at Dunkin, though that certainly helps). But for the last several years, our firm has been producing our Fall Webinar series.
And this year is no exception.
In our complimentary four-part webinar series (register here
In past posts, I’ve talked about bereavement leaves and the passing of notable individuals, but one topic that I’ve not written about before is the death of a co-worker.
That changes today, unfortunately.
Last Wednesday, we lost one of our beloved co-workers, David Deresienski, who was Shipman & Goodwin’s Senior Director of Human Resources.
In a significant legal development, a Texas federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction against the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) rule that bans noncompete agreements. This ruling is in response to a challenge by tax preparation company Ryan LLC and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The court’s decision puts a temporary hold on the rule
With the state having just experienced the first heat wave this summer, employers are facing the heat to finish some of their preparations for new laws and regulations that are scheduled to take effect.
Here are three areas to think about:
Does the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act (CFEPA) include claims of associational discrimination based on an employee’s association with a disabled individual?
That was the issue before the Connecticut Appellate Court in Demarco v. Charter Oak Temple Restoration Assn., Inc. decided yesterday.
The Court held that Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46a-60 (b) (1) of CFEPA
If you had April 23, 2024 as the biggest day in employment law of the year on your bingo card, congratulations. You won. Hands down.
Yesterday was such a blockbuster of a day, it’s hard to wrap your head around it. (My partner Sarah Westby and I have tried, and have summarized the results on