Over the next few days, I hope to provide a few updates from attending last week’s ABA Labor & Employment Law Annual Conference in Philadelphia. There were many good, substantive programs there and lots to be gleaned for employers.
One of the sessions focused
The Connecticut Appellate Court released three significant employment law decisions on Monday — one of the busiest days in recent memory for the court.
For employers, the cases are a mixed bag but do provide some useful practice pointers.
City Sheriff Was Not an “Employee” Entitled to Statutory Protection
In Young v. Bridgeport, the Court
Suppose your company has an incentive bonus plan that bases a bonus on the specific work done during a calendar year. Bonus payments are made 90 days after the end of the calendar year on an “Award payment date.”
But your bonus plan has an important provision. That provision states that “Participants must be employed
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
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