Employment law attorneys and HR professionals (and the businesses we help to support) often focus on workplace policies, harassment prevention, and wage compliance. But with Law Day upon us on May 1st, sometimes it’s worth stepping back to examine the broader legal principles — principles that ultimately affect the environment in which all businesses operate.

It’s been a while since I talked about layoffs on this blog. But if the whispers from employers that I’ve been getting these last few weeks are any indication, we may be entering a new cycle where cuts start to run deep.

Of course, it’s still too early to call but as an Axios

Yesterday, the Fourth Circuit granted the federal government’s motion to stay (temporarily suspend) a lower court’s preliminary injunction that had blocked the enforcement of two Executive Orders issued by President Trump in January 2025. I wrote about that injunction in a prior post on our firm’s sister blog. These Executive Orders direct federal agencies

Five years ago this week, on March 8, 2020, I wrote a fairly straightforward blog post on an FAQ for employers in Connecticut about COVID-19. I had been writing about it since January (and I’ll take credit for one of the first law blog posts about it too) but suddenly things seemed to

If there’s one lesson I’ve learned when looking at laws and legislative proposals, it’s to read the definitions. Because it’s in those definitions that nuances become readily apparant.

In the Connecticut General Assembly, Raised Bill 1442 is just a few days old but is due for a public hearing on Monday, March 10th before the

On a new episode of our From Lawyer to Empoyer podcast which just dropped wherever you listen to your podcasts, my colleague Emily McDonough Souza and I break down the key developments from the Trump Administration’s first 45 days and the key takeaways from the conversation.

Here are some key takeaways from the conversation:

Diversity,

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to present (along with my colleague Emily McDonough Souza) to the CBIA’s HR Conference about the developments from the Trump administration to employers. It was a massive crowd of over 400 HR professionals and I’m thankful for the opportunity.

I had three main takeaways from the presentation that I thought

If you think ICE is just something we keep experiencing here in New England this winter, our latest podcast episode of From Lawyer to Employer is just for you.

Employers are now front and center in the Trump Administration’s pledge to deport undocumented immigrants from communities nationwide. Because of that, I brought on Nina Pelc-Faszcza

A while back, the CBIA asked me if I would present at its annual HR Conference later this month. We decided on the topic which seemed innocuous at the time — just an update on the Trump Administration and the implications for employers.

So, my colleague Emily McDonough Souza and I set out to cover

So yesterday was all about politics. Today’s post is decidedly not about politics. Mostly.

We recently released our latest episode of the popular (at least among a very small group) “From Lawyer to Employer” podcast. I’m continuing to host Season 3.

In this episode, I talk with my colleague Emily McDonough Souza about how