For the second time in a month, the legislature has tucked an amendment into a bill that seemingly had no relationship to the original bill and that will have a significant impact on employers in the Connecticut.
Latest case in point: Senate Bill 80 (S.B. 80) which is titled "AN ACT CONCERNING ELECTRONIC UNEMPLOYMENT
Blog readers may remember my philosophy on Connecticut Supreme Court cases on employment discrimination — they take on perhaps even more significance than they might.jpg)
otherwise deserve because they happen so infrequently.
But even that philosophy has its limits as a case decided today shows. For most employers in Connecticut, this is one case that you can probably just
Since my original post on the subject of Executive Order 12989 yesterday (and the sweeping effects it will have for all federal contractors), others have also added their comments to the subject. Among some of the notable posts:
The brand-new Florida Employment Law Blog (run by my former colleague Richard Tuschman — congrats, Richard!) predicts negative
Most people think that changes to the laws or the way companies conduct business can only happen through the legislative changes. But an Executive Order effective this week reminds us of the power of Executive Branch.
Effective immediately, all federal contractors must now agree to use E-Verify, an Internet-based system operated by U.S. government, to electronically verify
One of the underlying fears that many employers have is that anti-discrimination laws will eventually be interpreted so broadly, that they will be open to litigation even for the most remote possibilities. Thus, the idea of "standing" (in essence, who has t
he "right" to sue another party) is one that can sometimes be used to
With just a few days to go, the list of pending bills in both the state Senate and House continues to grow.
But it is worth updating readers on one uncontroversial employment law bill that passed the Senate over a month ago that remains pending. 
Specifically, Senate Bill 216 would renew a labor law that permitted 15-year-olds
On this Thanksgiving Day, let’s be honest and straightforward for a moment — lawyers can be awfully defensive about the type of work we do. Indeed, some lawyers and judges are offended by the notion of "lawyer jokes". I can vividly recall a speech given by then-Connecticut Supreme Court Justice William Sullivan at an
Some commentators have argued that the federal courts are increasingly hostile to employees who bring employment discrimination claims in federal court. One study, for example, suggested that plaintiffs simply have too many obstacles to overcome in federal court.
A new study on summary judgment practices by the Federal Judicial Center suggests that such a perception may be