With Thanksgiving now well behind us and COVID something that feels more manageable than in past years (notice my use of “feels”), some companies are planning for their first holiday party in four years.
Of course, I’ve written about holiday parties before and much hasn’t changed. The biggest change from 2019 is that cannabis is
Last night, Governor Lamont issued Executive Order 7PP which, for the most part, confirms what many of us have been expecting for the last week or so. As I’ve said before, the first round of reopening businesses remains on track for tomorrow (May 20th) but there have been more tweaks over the last day
Governor Lamont late Friday issued new Executive Order 7BB, making it mandatory that everyone wear a mask or cloth face-covering in any public place where he or she is unable to maintain a safe social distance of at least six feet.
The EO goes into effect on Monday, April 20th at 8 p.m. and
Back from Memorial Day weekend, there’s plenty of employment law news that I haven’t had time to write about. So here’s a brief recap of some recent items that may be of interest to employers:
Are you scared of social media yet?
That seems to be the approach of newly-m
inted legal "experts" telling employers to be on guard for employees who use social media with the added suggestion that you can (and perhaps should) fire anyone who says anything silly or mildly inappropriate on Facebook.
If only it
Ben P. is mayor of the Hartford Insurance Group. Craig W. is mayor of The Hartford Courant. Matt T. is major of RBS in Stamford.
Who’s mayor of your company?
By now, I expect the vast majority of you to be thinking: "Has this guy lost his mind? You can’t be mayor
Last night, I had the privilege of speaking to a graduate-level class at the University of Hartford. (My thanks to Professor Olga Clark for the invitation).
The topic of the discussion overall was the interaction of social media and employment law. It’s a talk that I’ve given before, but the class had some unique questions
Early on when writing the blog, I came across an issue that was so exciting to write about that I spent an evening crafting it up. It had links, pictures, and was well-sourced.
But then I discovered that the issue involved a client of the law firm. Uh-oh. It was then that I decided 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
I was honored to speak today at a presentation for CBIA entitled "Social Media for Business". We had a packed crowd today and it was a great opportunity to hear from others in Connecticut who are really using social media to enhance their business and build their reputation as a thought leader. 
We used Twitter today