An employee of yours goes out on medical leave. Suppose that you only have to abide by the federal FMLA law. After 12 weeks, the employee is still out.
Can you simply fire the employee?
Well, the U.S. Department of Labor says “yes”. Sort of.
As part of a Q&A on the subject, the DOL
In a decision that will be officially released on Tuesday, November 24th, the Connecticut Appellate Court has ruled that wrongful termination and breach of implied contract claims cannot be brought against the State of Connecticut due to the protections of sovereign i.jpg)
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The case Ware v. State of Connecticut (download here), will be
In this blog, I often focus on the substantive law prohibiting discrimination cases, such as those 
under ADEA. But a case decided late last week demonstrates the importance of making sure that employees follow the procedural requirements required by law under anti-discrimination provisions..
In Cassotto v. Potter (D.Conn, Oct. 21, 2008) (Hall, J.) (download here)