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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Legacy for All

By Daniel Schwartz on September 21, 2020
Posted in Discrimination & Harassment, Featured Content

Honestly, it’s so hard to find the words to recognize the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

There are the cute anecdotes about how my wife shared a legal assistant with Justice Ginsburg’s late husband, Marty, or how I’m pretty sure I talked with her at a holiday party many many years ago.  Or how…

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Scalia’s Employment Law Legacy: More Complicated Than You Think

By Daniel Schwartz on February 14, 2016
Posted in Discrimination & Harassment, Highlight

scaliaAbout a decade ago, I had the good fortune to sit at a table with Justice Antonin Scalia over a long lunch. He was a distinguished speaker for the Young Lawyers’ Section of the Connecticut Bar Association and, as a former Chair of the that group, I lucked out in my seating arrangements.

I remember…

Senator Dodd’s Lasting Legacy to Employment Law: FMLA

By Daniel Schwartz on December 1, 2010
Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance

Yesterday, Senator Chris Dodd gave his farewell speech from the Senate floor.  It seems archaic to read a speech, but it’s worth a few minutes of your time, regardless of your politics.  He has been a public servant and a tireless advocate for many causes in Connecticut.  It will be strange to have a Connecticut…

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Biography Photo of Daniel SchwartzDaniel A. Schwartz created the Connecticut Employment Law Blog in 2007 with the goal of sharing new and noteworthy items relating to employment law with employers, human resources personnel, and executives in Connecticut. Since then, the blog has been recognized by the ABA Journal, and was one of ten named to the “Blog Hall of Fame” in recognition of the blog’s contributions and consistency over the years.
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