I have plenty of “guilty pleasures” when it comes to television watching. Dancing with the Stars isn’t one of them.
(Though considering how my Yankees did last night, I probably should’ve just changed the channel to watch DWTS instead).
But DWTS has a
Employers in Connecticut should be familiar with the “Discrimination is Illegal” poster put out by the CHRO that should put up on bulletin boards in a common area.
With new laws taking effect, October 1, 2011, the agency has released a new poster for printout and posting. The most significant change to the poster
With all the legislative developments in Connecticut over the last year or so, it’s tough to keep track of all of the changes that your company needs to consider to update your employee handbook and employment policies.
Here’s a (non-exhaustive) list of some of the changes to consider with a link to more information on each of them.
1) For your EEO policies, be sure to add “gender identity” as a protected category. You may also want to consider adding language that your company will not discriminate based on “any other protected category under state or federal law” to protect you.
Continue Reading The Seven Updates To Consider to Your Employee Handbook
To the surprise of absolutely no one, earlier this month Governor Malloy signed the new Paid Sick Leave and the new Gender Identity Anti-Discrimination bills.
With the Governor’s approval, the paid sick leave bill now becomes effective January 1, 2012.
The anti-discrimination provisions of the gender identity bill are effective October 1, 2011.
For more
Over the weekend, the General Assembly passed House Bill 6599, which adds “gender identity or expression” as a new protected category under employment law. Governor Malloy has indicated that he will sign the bill. Assuming he signs the bill, here’s what you need to know as an employer in Connecticut. (For more background, you
Early Saturday morning, the Connecticut General Assembly passed two bills that will have a significant impact on employers in Connecticut. Both bills now need to be signed by the Governor (who has indicated he will sign them).
First, the Senate passed House Bill 6599, which adds “gender identity or expression” as a new protected
The on-again, off-again bill that would prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity and expression (including transgendered individuals) passed the Connecticut House late Thursday night on a vote along party lines.
The bill, H.B. 6599, would add a new protected class and defines "gender identity as follows:
"Gender identity or expression" means a
The Connecticut General Assembly is heating up and a number of employment-related bills are still alive this legislative session.
The Labor & Public Employee Committee has voted a number of bills out, meaning that they’re up for consideration by either the House or Senate, or another committee. These include:
There’s been plenty written about what the impact of the federal elections will be on national legislative efforts. While at an ABA Conference last week, various legislative initiatives concerning independent contractors and the Employee Free Choice Act were now seen as as DOA.
But in Connecticut, we elected the first Democrat as Governor in over two
At the recent World Track & Field Championships, a fascinating understory developed about the gender of a runner from South Africa, Caster Semenya. She recently shattered world records and, in doing so, raised suspicions that something else was going on to explain the record runs. With illegal drugs ruled out, officials are investigating whether