My colleague, Chris Engler, joins us again with a post today about whether or not a jury trial is required for certain employment law claims. I’ll have a full recap of my presentations on data privacy in an upcoming post soon.
While many of us spent last weekend celebrating Columbus Day, our neighbors to the
Back in August 2012, I reported on a new lawsuit filed by the Town of Shelton which claimed that the CHRO was improperly denying Shelton its Due Process Rights by not allowing a federal jury trial on related federal claims and by not providing for discovery. Ultimately, it challenges Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 46a-58 under
Over the years, I’ve openly questioned whether the CHRO has been improperly awarding emotional distress damages and attorneys fees in employment discrimination claims.
Indeed, back in February 2009, I noted “Nearly 15 years ago, the Connecticut Supreme Court came out with a pair of decisions that seemed to put to rest the question of