The Connecticut Department of Labor recently announced a new series of seminars for employers on a variety of the "basics" of Connecticut employment law.  They will be held on :

  • November 13, 2009 – Introduction to Employment Law
  • December 11, 2009 – Complying with Connecticut Drug Testing Laws
  • January 8, 2010 – Complying with Connecticut’s

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Continuing our weekly series on "The Basics" of different employment laws, this week we’ll look at a great resource set up by the Connecticut Department of Labor that provides employers with useful information about the "basics" of various wage and workplace laws in Connecticut.

This relatively new document (which can be accessed either

Last month, I discussed the topic of furloughs, which have become an attractive option to employers in lieu of layoffs.

Recently, the United States Department of Labor issued a "fact sheet" that provided additional guidance for employers to some frequently asked questions on the topic. 

As the Employer Law Report said,  "While the fact sheet

 A few months ago, I noted that Connecticut’s Department of Labor has had a long-standing (but, until recently, little-used) woPhoto courtesy of Library of Congress, Manchester Parachute Mills, circa 1942rk-share program under the title of the Shared Work program.  

The Connecticut DOL describes it as:

a voluntary program providing an alternative to layoffs for employers faced with a temporary decline in business. Rather than

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Over the last 24 hours, it seems that every politician is decrying the use of Connecticut wage and hour laws as apparent support for AIG’s payout of various retention payments. Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal’s comments are among the most pointed, according to Capitol Watch:

"I have significant doubts about the validity of

There are a lot of sleepy Connecticut basketball fans this morning, with the game against Syracuse last night (and this morning) going into SIX overtimes.  Those of us staying up until nearly 1:30 a.m. to watch the second-longest game in NCAA basketball history will remember that game for a long time. 

With overtime on my mind