Over the weekend, I was joking with a friend that we’ve seen more changes in employment law in the last 18 months than the last 18 years.
That’s an exaggeration of course. But it certainly does feel like there’s been a lot of changes. Sometimes it’s hard to catch up. So rather than a long
Way back in April, the state first instituted a mandatory mask and face covering rule under Executive Order 7BB.
On Friday, the state updated it in Executive Order 7NNN by requiring medical documentation in order to be exempt. Here’s all that you need to know on the changes.
The new rule states: “Effective immediately, any
Late Friday, the House passed the Paid Family and Medical Leave Act bill that passed the Senate earlier in May. Governor Lamont has indicated that he will sign the measure. As such, big changes are coming, though some of the biggest changes are are still a few years off.
You can review the bill here
Continuing his posts on wellness programs, my colleague Marc Herman fills us in on what’s the latest.
I return today with the second part of a two-part post on wellness programs.
Reference to my prior post is not to be braggadocious, but to remind you that both posts ought be read in tandem.
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Continuing to recap various employment law bills out of the Connecticut General Assembly, the legislature passed a measure Wednesday night that brings Connecticut’s FMLA law more in line with the federal counterpart.
The federal FMLA was amended back in 2008 (prior post on the
Over the years in the employment law “blawgosphere” (isn’t there a better term by now?), I’ve had the pleasure of meeting with and conferring with several other attorneys who blog. One of those is Jeff Nowak, whose FMLA Insights blog has become a go-to place on all
It’s been nearly two months since Connecticut’s “medical marijuana” law became effective. Yet many employers have been blissfully ignorant about what the law provides, perhaps because Connecticut does not yet have a home-grown supply of marijuana and the registration process is just beginning.
But because of the law’s appeal, I would expect the impact
Regardless of your political affiliation, you have to appreciate the magnitude of the moment.
Sweeping health care insurance legislation has passed Congress. (The Senate will still take up the "reconciliation" part of the bill which will make some additional modifications because the House only approved of the Senate version.)
So, now’s the
While the current outbreak of H1N1 Influenza is turning out (for now) to be less lethal than previously thought, the EEOC released guidance this week (available here) to help employers prepare for a possible pandemic and still comply with the ADA.
Some of the guidance is lifted from previous statements of the EEOC but