- House Bill 5269, which would have banned
Governor Pushes Bill to Expand Paid Sick Leave
Earlier this week, Governor Ned Lamont issued a press release supporting Senate Bill 12 which would dramatically expand the scope of the state’s current Paid Sick Leave law.
Currently, Paid Sick Leave is available to “service workers” at certain employers with 50 or more employees. Passed in 2011, the law requires that these workers receive
New Bill Attacks Non-Disclosure Agreements and Would Protect Those Who “Reasonably Believe” Discrimination Occurred
It’s March and things are heating up at the General Assembly so let’s get right at the bills that employers should be aware of.
Senate Bill 4 — which is deemed to be a Senate caucus priority bill, and thus something employers should pay attention to — redefines discrimination in a way that has never
General Assembly To Consider Ban on NDAs
Led, in part, by a crusade from former Fox News hosts Gretchen Carlson and Julie Roginsky, who settled private cases with Fox News involving sexual harassment and signed non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), we’re likely to see a bill at the General Assembly this year to ban employers’ use of NDAs and non-disparagement agreements in discrimination complaints.
The Battle Over Non-Compete Agreements, Paid Sick Leave, and More
Connecticut is considering a ban on non-compete agreements and expanding paid sick leave.
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Congress Passes Spending Bill With Employment Law Provisions Tucked Inside
Twas the day before the night before Christmas
And all thru the law office
Not a creature was stirring
Except the employment lawyers reading the new Congressional Omnibus spending bill and looking for the employment law provisions tucked neatly inside.
In a parting gift for employers and employees, Congress passed a broad spending bill on
When Employees Work From Home, How Much of the Home Office Must be Paid For by Employer?
Since March of 2020 (has it really been a year?!), the Governor has ordered employers to allow employees to work from home if they can in many industries. Many other employers have just decided to do it anyways.
Working from home has been far from a temporary thing; it’s THE thing.
But what about providing
Vetoed Restaurant Bill on “Dual Duties” Gets Revived With Compromises
Six months after a little-noticed bill passed unanimously by the General Assembly (and was then vetoed by Governor Lamont), a new compromise measure passed yesterday in a special session. For a full article, check out CT Mirror’s coverage here or CTNewsJunkie here.
The bill uses some of the same concepts that had been previously discussed,
Non-Compete Agreements Continue to be Target of Legislation
It’s been a while since I talked about federal employment law legislation — in part because nothing ever seems to pass Congress nowadays. It wasn’t that long ago, that Congress passed the ADA Amendments Act (10+ years). But it feels like a lot longer than that.
So enter Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy. Last Friday,
Hearing Set for Thursday on Restaurant Tip Credit Bill, Days after DOL Proposed Guidance
A hearing is set for Thursday on draft legislation to “fix” a bill that had been earlier vetoed and that I discussed in a post earlier this week. CTNewsJunkie.com was first to report on the details earlier Wednesday.
The bill comes at an interesting crossroads in restaurant wage/hour law. Earlier this week, the U.S.