With 2009 winding down, it seems like a good time to reflect on what transpired during the last legislative session and look forward to the 2010 short session of the Connecticut General Assembly.
Fortunately, the CHRO has prepared a detailed summary of the 2009 session, with recaps of particular measures that were passed (or defeated). As
Today is October 1st which means that it’s "New Law" Day — not in the formal sense, but because it is the effective date of many new laws passed by the Connecticut General Assembly earlier this year. You can view a list of all the bills that are effective today here. .jpg)
The most important
For some time now, I’ve discussed a new federal contractor E-Verify rule that will require certain federal contractors and subcontractors to enroll in and use the E-Verify system. (You can view my prior posts here.)
The E-Verify system has been established to require these employers to check if employees have authorization to work in
UPDATE 2/2/09 – On late Friday, January 30th — after this post had been published — USCIS announced that it was delaying implementation of the rule by at least 60 days (or April 3, 2009). See new post here.
As if human resources professionals didn’t have enough on their plate this month (with changes to the
UPDATED 1/16/09
We had a great turnout today for our breakfast roundtable on the new FMLA regulations. I want to particularly thank several blog readers for coming.
But in case you missed it, you’re not out of luck. Here’s some of 
what we discussed and what you need to know for Friday – the
January 1st brings lots of things – resolutions, fresh starts, and, inevitably, the occasional letter with a 2008 year written in, instead of 2009.
But traditionally, it also marks the effective date for a few more Connecticut laws. (October 1st is also a big date for many new laws).
So what does January 1st bring
Calculating mileage expenses is one of those small tasks within a company that sometimes takes up a disproportionate amount of time. And just when you’ve started to remember the optional rate issued by the IRS, it changes it.
And so it has for 2009. Effective January 1, 2009, the standard mileage rate for use of
UPDATED 12/8/08
I must confess that every once in a while there’s an employment law issue that pops up that makes me scratch my head at first. Today’s issue is one of them and introduces the concept of a "pay period leap year".
Michael Moore, of the Pennsylvania Labor and Employment Blog, first posted about this