In college, I wanted to write for some of the major newspapers and be on their front page.
Little did I know that my big break would now come years later, as a result of being on the cover of the Hartford Business Journal.
Wow.
But enough about me. This blog is about employment law
Today, I had the opportunity to speak at a seminar on Goofs and Gaffes in Social Media at the Social Media Summit sponsored by the Hartford Business Journal. In my section, I focused on the importance of developing a social media policy.
I’ve talked about it before on the blog, but there are a
My sincere thanks to the folks at the Hartford Business Journal for including me on this year’s 40 under Forty list for the central Connecticut area. It is truly an honor. (And be sure to check out the cover shot, which was taken by J. Fiereck Photography.)
Hopefully, you can also look
Over the weekend, the Hartford Business Journal published a revealing look at Connecticut’s efforts to crackdown on companies that avoid paying employee taxes and workers’ compensation insurance. Indeed, according to the published report, the s
tate’s efforts resulted in 220 stop-work orders at construction sites across Connecticut.
But the report goes on to contend that
There’s been lots of talk of late of how employers are finding various ways to help employees reduce the costs of commuting. In other states, there has even been talk of shifting to four-day workweeks or telecommuting.
Connecticut has long since adopted a telecommuting plan and policy. But an article in this week’s Hartford
A few weeks ago, I posted on a decision by the Connecticut Supreme Court that ruled that an order denying class certification is not an appealable final judgment. I said back then that the case, Palmer v. Friendly Ice Cream Corporation, gives employ
ers and other defendants in class actions, "an important arrow in