The new and improved Connecticut Bar Association Annual Meeting went off without a hitch on Monday, chock full of information about labor & employment law. Besides my seminar on the intersection of social media and employment law, the CBA held a forum in the afternoon on the "Practice of Labor & Employment Law in the Current Economy:
A Big Night
Last night I started crafting a post weaving in the rejection of the Constitutional Convention question in Connecticut, with state election results and the election of Barack Obama. And yet, in the clinical analysis of what it meant, something else seemed lost — a sense of history and perspective. Last night seemed bigger than just
Election Day – Just Vote (Even for the Duck)
Today is election day and in the pre-dawn hours, I’ll be at the polls supporting local politicians. As this blog has attempted to remain apolitical, I’ll follow the New York Times columnist tradition and not endorse any politicians here. I’ve run a series of posts about election day and you can find them all here.
Election Guide Part III – Ballot Question on Holding Constitutional Convention Should Not Slip Between the Cracks
One of Connecticut’s many nicknames is the "Constitution State", so named for the state’s adoption of the first state Constitution. (Delaware holds the distiction of the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution for those history buffs).
But on the ballot in two weeks is a question asking if the state should hold its
Election Guide to Employment Law-Related Issues, Part II (Employers and Election Day)
Election Day is coming in less than two weeks (with today being the last day to register to vote via mail). For some people, it’ll be the first time that they use new voting machines 
(The old lever system — pictured here — has been replaced by an optical scanner.)
While there are lots of sites discussing
Election Guide on Employment Law-Related Issues – Part I
With the election just two weeks away, employers can start to draw a sharper focus on the national issues at stake in the upcoming Presidential election. That said, much of what will happen will also depend on what happens with various Congressional races. In other words, even if Senator McCain is elected President, we’re still
Learning More About the Potential Vice Presidents from Employment Blogs In Delaware and Alaska
With Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s speech last night, it makes sense to try to learn a little more about each of the vice presidential candidates and how each of them have impacted the state that they represent.
For that reason, I wanted to suggest a few blogs that cover their states pretty well.
Choosing the Fork in the Road: Second Circuit Upholds Collective Bargaining Agreement Between CHRO and its Union Mandating Employees Elect Their Remedy (Court or Arbitration)
It’s always interesting when the state agency responsible for enforcing discrimination claims is sued for discrimination itself. It’s even more interesting when the agency takes a position that is opposite of the view of the EEOC. But a case decided on July 7th by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals sets up that scenario.
The
Update: Foxwoods Will Appeal NLRB Decision
Yesterday, I reported that the NLRB had issued a decision certifying the election last fall of the UAW as the bargaining representative of the Foxwoods Casino Table Dealers.
Since that last post, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation has released a statement indicating that they will, in fact, appeal the decision.
NLRB Certifies Election of Union to Represent Foxwoods Casino Dealers
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oliday. Since it is a vacation week, this afternoon’s post will be brief. I’ll followup again when there is more to report, including press statements that are expected to be released on the subject.
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