Earlier this week, I presented “Leave it to the Lawyers: Navigating the Maze of Employee Leave Laws” at our firm’s Labor & Employment Fall Seminar at Hotel Marcel. Along with my colleagues Sarah Niemiroski and Claire Pariano, we tackled the alphabet soup of FMLA, CT FMLA, PFMLA, PSL, and ADA requirements.
It was so
Recently, The New York Times had an interesting article about the differences between a doctors of osteopathic medicine, or D.O.s and other doctors with a medical degree.
While the article noted that a century ago there were differences between the two, today “the distinction between D.O.s and M.D.s is much fuzzier. D.O.s still attend separate
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
Before the pandemic (remember then?), you may recall a case last year that drew headlines: Chip’s Family Restaurants was having issues with a class action lawsuit filed against the small chain by allegedly improperly deducting a tip credit from server earnings thereby paying those potential class members below the minimum wage for the performance of
After releasing the reopening guidelines for businesses earlier this week, the state has updated its website to include a new online certification that employers must complete before reopening the physical workplace.
You can find the reopening certification here.
As the website indicates:
Business [sic] must self-certify and commit to comply with the Sector Rules
Over the years, one of my favorite employment law blogs has been Jeff Nowak’s FMLA Insights. He really takes a deep dive into the subject and I’ve had the opportunity over the years to exchange ideas with Jeff.
Recently, he alerted me to a new federal court decision in Connecticut that may have a
The Connecticut Supreme Court, in a decision to be officially released next week, ruled Wednesday th.jpg)
at several state workers can proceed with their claims that they were fired for political reasons in January 2003.
The decision in Conboy v. State of Connecticut (download here), arises from the state’s decision in early 2003
The Connecticut Department of Labor late today posted brand-new guidance (available here) comparing the new federal FMLA regulations with the existing Connecticut regulations. For employers struggling to adopt the new FMLA regulations with Connecticut’s FMLA rules, this document is a must-read because there are some very real and significant differences now that will arise — at least
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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