Earlier today, my firm held a webinar featuring a conversation with Heidi Lane of the Connecticut Department of Labor to talk about the upcoming changes to the state FMLA law effective January 1, 2022. My thanks to Ms. Lane for participating and sharing her insights.
You can view the entire webinar here (and I’d encourage
Earlier today, the U.S. withdrew the last troops stationed in Afghanistan, bringing a close to a 20 year war there.
The war has had a substantial impact in America’s workplaces over the years. For example, back in 2008, after years of inaction, Congress passed a sweeping expansion of the federal FMLA law to provide for
If you’ve been reading this blog long enough, you know that the budget implementer bill in the state legislature always contains more than just budget items. It’s a “must-pass” bill that normally has items that, for one reason or another, didn’t pass during the regular session but that are important to various legislators.
It
Over the last week, while many of us were trying to catch up on our stay-cations, Congress passed and the President signed The Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Applications Act.
It’s a 5,593-page appropriations bill so I’m going to guess that you haven’t read it.
Spoiler Alert: Neither have I.
But thankfully, my colleagues Jarad
Short post today: If you haven’t paid attention yet to the new state Paid Leave law, you’re out of time.
Here are three things to do right now:
Thanksgiving is now in the rear view mirror. Just a month to go until we turn the page to 2021.
But before that happens, there are a few things left to check off your to do list for 2020.
Let’s get to it.
It’s supposed to snow Friday here in Connecticut.
In October.
For those of us with memories, we all remember the last time we got substantial snowfall in October in 2011. It ended with lots of power outages and many downed trees. So let’s first hope the snow is just more nuisance than anything else.
Far
Amid the craziness that is 2020, employers need to be preparing for the rollout of the paid family and medical leave insurance program. Certain aspects of the program become effective in just a few short months — January 1, 2021.
To that end, my firm is hosting the first of several webinars this month on
You may recall a few weeks back that a federal court struck down portions of the USDOL regulations interpreting the Famlies First Coronavirus Response Act.
The open question at the time: What would the DOL do?
Late Friday, we got our answer — revised regulations designed to overcome the judicial concerns or, challenge the
I’m excited. And nervous. And happy. And angry. And energized. And exhausted.
And my oldest daughter hasn’t even started her first day of college next week.
(Proud Dad aside: She’s headed to WPI next week as a freshman where she wants to study aerospace engineering!)
Around Connecticut, the nervousness and excitement has been palpable and