With the election over, employers in Connecticut now have to sort out what type of changes can be expected in a new Trump administration.
Much remains unclear. While there has been much talk about Project 2025, a book published by the Heritage Foundation, as fueling policy proposals, it’s entirely unclear how much will be
As the Delta variant continues make its presence known, more employers are continuing to explore mandatory vaccination policies for their staff. This comes on the heels of Governor Lamont’s executive order that requires teachers and others to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to weekly testing.
My colleagues and I have been fielding questions on
Like a lot of people, I’ve got the summer bug and, given the choice between a walk outside and a blog post — well, you can figure out what has been winning.
But I’ve got a few posts lined back up the next few weeks. In the interim, I want to share with you one
There haven’t been a lot of stories about what Donald Trump would do as President when it comes to employment law issues. In part, that was due to the polls. But it was also due in part to the lack of policy details that his campaign put out on his website. Back in September, I
The U.S. Supreme Court this morning came out with two controversial decisions that will impact employers in Connecticut.
The first one, Harris v. Quinn, dealt with whether non-union public employees could be forced to pay union dues. The court issued a relatively narrow holding, ruling that “partial” public employees could not be required to
As a lawyer to businesses of all sizes, I get lots of questions. But I remain surprised that many people are not aware of some of the great free online resources that are available to businesses that can make their lives easier.
Much of it
Let’s face it: There are still way too many people who think social media and social networking sites are a fad and time-waster.
I mean, how else do we explain the thousands of companies that have strict firewalls at their companies to prevent employees from using these sites.
(And if you think that
The Washington Post has a sobering article out this morning about the expected return of swine flu (H1N1) virus in the upcoming weeks. Indeed, the experts
cited in the article basically state that it’s not a matter of "if", but "when" this second wave will hit.
While flu viruses are notoriously capricious, making any firm
The news over the weekend suddenly took a serious and, for many, scary turn over the weekend with the prospect of a pandemic flu (known right now as Swine Flu) appearing more likely than it has been since the SARS outbreak several years back.
For employers, flu preparedness has been something that has bee
While everyone remains focused on the b
udget dilemma at the state legislature, other business — slowly and quietly — is still occurring.
Late last month, the House unanimously passed H.B. 6185, a measure that would create civil penalties for employers that do not provide access to personnel files of their employees.
Specifically, this bill subjects