I recently was able to attend the American Bar Association Labor & Employment Law Section Annual Conference — this time in Seattle. It’s a conference I’ve posted about many times before.
There were several good programs that were held which I hope to write about in upcoming posts. One of them covered the topic of
One of things I try to do on this blog is look through our crystal ball and focus on topic that may be on the horizon.
For some time now, workplace bullying has seemed to be one of those issues. I’ve touched on it before, but today my colleague Chris Parkin is back with some
The sports headlines this week have turned into news ones. One football player on the Miami Dolphins, Richie Incognito, is accused of harassing (bullying? hazing?) another player, Jonathan Martin.
The details are still being determined so despite the media jumping to conclusions, it really does seem too soon to enter a final judgment on
The Connecticut General Assembly is in full swing with the budget dominating the discussion. But expect to hear of several high-profile bills continuing to make their way through the legislature.
Here is a brief update on a few of them:
The Connecticut General Assembly is in full swing which means the Labor & Public Employee committee is in hearing mode. Several bills have already gotten a hearing, and several more are scheduled for a hearing on February 24th. No bills have yet been voted out of the committee.
A bill to provide mandatory paid sick leave to employees and a bill to provide greater protection to state whistleblowers were among the employment law-related bills that were not voted upon in the final day of the legislative session — effectively killing them. 
The Paid Sick Leave bill, S.B. 217, had passed the Senate
After a brief hiatus, Workplace Horizons blog is back with some interesting thoughts on the "Paid Sick Leave" bills pending nationwide and a new website related to the subject that I highlighted last week. According to Richard, "It’s a pretty slick web site designed to promote the Healthy Families Act."
According to Workplace
The General Assembly’s Labor & Public Employee Hearing on various labor bills went forward as scheduled on Tuesday. Among the topics — the workplace bullying bill that I first reported on on Monday.
Senate Bill 60 would create a private cause of action for workplace bullying. However, even if the bill passes the labor
With the Connecticut General Assembly back in session this month for its short session, the Labor & Public Employees Committee has scheduled two hearings this week — February 26th at 2 p.m. and February 28th at 2:30 p.m. — to consider a variety of bills now being proposed. The agendas for each can be found