So yesterday was all about politics. Today’s post is decidedly not about politics. Mostly.

We recently released our latest episode of the popular (at least among a very small group) “From Lawyer to Employer” podcast. I’m continuing to host Season 3.

In this episode, I talk with my colleague Emily McDonough Souza about how

It’s been a busy few weeks for some (many? most?) employers as well as the nation as the new Trump administration has taken over and issued a flood of new Executive Orders, funding freezes, and press statements.

It’s been hard to keep up and that seems to be the point. “Flood the Zone” as one

Among the flurry of Executive Orders issued by President Trump this week was one that may have direct implications for private employers — or at least attempts to.

The Order, entitled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” is certainly unique in its nature.

It revokes an executive order that has been understood to be

Over at our sister blog, Employment Law Letter, my colleague Nina Pelc-Faszcza has a post up from yesterday that should be a must read for any employer wondering how the Trump Administration’s “Mass Deportation” plans may impact their business.

Indeed, just in the last 24 hours, acting Department of Homeland Security Benjamine Huffman issued a

The new Connecticut legislative session kicked off this week, and there are lots of expectations as to what bills may stand a chance of consideration this year.

I recently sat down with Chris Davis, Vice President of Public Policy with the Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA), to discuss what issues are likely to be

With the recent focus on the new Paid Sick Leave law coming in a few weeks, it’s been easy to miss a few court cases that have come out recently that should be of interest to employers and their counsel.

One such case, O’Reggio v. Commission on Human Rights & Opportunities, provides important guidance

With Paid Sick Leave coming to Connecticut on January 1, 2025, the CTDOL (and, ahem, some lawyers) have been fielding lots of questions from employers and employees about the new law.

As a result, the department has decided to issue two sets of documents that should be of significant help to employers (and their

Election Day is nearly upon us.

And with early voting in Connecticut, more people have already voted than you might think.

Still, on Tuesday our fellow citizens will take to the polls from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. to vote for their favorite candidate. 

Here in Connecticut, the question that arises is: Do employers need

Connecticut’s updated Paid Sick Leave becomes effective January 1, 2025 and now is the time for most employers to update their policies and procedures. I’ve previously written about it here so I thought for this article, I’d focus on the key aspects of what employers need to know right now.

Here are the key points:

As I noted a while back, the inflation that the nation observed in 2023 was likely going to have a substantial impact on the state’s minimum wage.

The law, which connects the state minimum wage to changes in the federal employment cost index (ECI), was originally passed in 2019 when inflation wasn’t of major concern.