UPDATED 7/7/11
With yesterday’s stunning announcement that all proceedings at the Office of Public Hearings are suspended indefinitely (see this notice), the question that arises is: What Happens Next?
The answer is only known to the Governor and staff at the CHRO.
But last year, my law partner, Joshua Hawks-Ladds published a
The other shoe has dropped. For now.
Governor Malloy late today released his official “Plan B” detailing the layoffs expected as a result of the union concession vote. And it’s ugly.
It calls for a 15 percent staff reduction at the Department of Labor, 30 percent reduction at the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities,
UPDATED 5.16.11
We’re just one week away from our seminar on employment law. It’s essentially sold out but we’re still taking names for a waiting list. Those signing up will get first priority when we re-run this program in the fall.
We’re also less than two weeks away from the re-launch of the Connecticut
Last month, it was the EEOC that released new regulations on the ADA. This week, it’s the Wage & Hour Division of the Department of Labor, that has released new regulations on the Fair Labor Standards Act. The new regulations will go into effect in early May 2011.
While some of these revisions are more
UPDATED 1/20/11
Filling out forms ranks right up there with going to the dentist for me. (Don’t tell him I said that.)
I suspect I’m not alone. Which is why I’m sheepish about reminding employers that the Connecticut Department of Labor requires that employers with 75 or more employees as of a date certain, must
The Connecticut Department of Labor is renewing its breakfast series for employers next month with a timely presentation on the difference between independent contractors and employees.
Carl Guzzardi, U.C. Director of Accounts for the U.I. Tax Division, and Resa Spaziani, Field Supervisor for the Wage & Workplace Standards Division from the CT Labor Department are
Should Labor Day be celebrated on a Tuesday?
That was one interesting fact about the start of Labor Day that I covered in a post a few years ago here.
The United States Department of Labor, as you might expect, covers this topic fairly extensively on its website. According to the DOL, it "is
The United States Department of Labor late today issued a new interpretation of what a "son or daughter" is under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to make it clear that an "employee who assumes the role of caring for a child receives parental rights to family leave regardless of the legal or
The United States Department of Labor today released a new "Administrator’s Interpretation" concerning the donning and doffing (or, in plain English, typically putting on and taking off) of clothing at the beginning and end of each workday. You can download the notice here. Under the FLSA, “changing clothes or washing at the beginning or
With the Department of Labor’s crackdown on unpaid interns continuing this year (for background, see my prior post), it seems appropriate to delve into the topic in some more detail.
Fortunately, I’ve been asked to join The Proactive Employer in a podcast on the topic on Friday morning. Details and signups are available