Do you live in a bubble?
That question has taken on new meaning in today’s environment, but it’s something I think about often when it comes to the practice of law. After all, our firm mainly represents employers or business owners or entrepreneurs when it comes to employment law matters.
If there’s a claim against
If you think ICE is just something we keep experiencing here in New England this winter, our latest podcast episode of From Lawyer to Employer is just for you.
Employers are now front and center in the Trump Administration’s pledge to deport undocumented immigrants from communities nationwide. Because of that, I brought on Nina Pelc-Faszcza
A while back, the CBIA asked me if I would present at its annual HR Conference later this month. We decided on the topic which seemed innocuous at the time — just an update on the Trump Administration and the implications for employers.
So, my colleague Emily McDonough Souza and I set out to cover
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