Connecticut’s 2026 legislative session produced one of the most ambitious workforce packages the state has seen in recent years. Several new laws take effect on October 1, 2026, and employers need to be preparing now.
In the latest episode of From Lawyer to Employer, I sat down with my colleague Sarah Niemiroski to walk
You won’t find it (at least easily) on the Connecticut Department of Labor’s website. (The Department’s FMLA page is void of any reference as well.)
But late last month the CTDOL quietly released new regulations governing FMLA leave rights to school paraprofessionals.
I’ve asked my colleagues, Jessica Ritter and Henry Zaccardi, to recap the
With the start of October, employers in Connecticut now have to deal with a whole series of new laws that became effective October 1, 2011. I’ve covered each of them before in various posts here.
But you may have missed them. Now’s the time to update your handbook and policies to address these changes. They
Each year, the Connecticut General Assembly passes a number of laws. Rather than have them enacted immediately upon the governor’s signature, many of the bills become effective on October 1st of that respective year.
I followed several workplace bills earlier this year but most never made it very far. One bill did and it gives
In a last minute notice and delay, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that it is postponing, until April 3, 2009, the implementation of a new I-9 form and a revised list of acceptable documents to determine employment eligibility. (For background, you can find my most recent post on the form here.)
The
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We had a great turnout today for our breakfast roundtable on the new FMLA regulations. I want to particularly thank several blog readers for coming.
But in case you missed it, you’re not out of luck. Here’s some of 
what we discussed and what you need to know for Friday – the
January 1st brings lots of things – resolutions, fresh starts, and, inevitably, the occasional letter with a 2008 year written in, instead of 2009.
But traditionally, it also marks the effective date for a few more Connecticut laws. (October 1st is also a big date for many new laws).
So what does January 1st bring
Over the last month or so, I’ve noticed extraordinary interest am
ong readers about the new FMLA regulations. So much so, that I’ve decided to put on a breakfast roundtable in Bridgeport and Hartford, CT on the subject.
Assuming we don’t get yet another snowstorm, like we’re having today, we’ve scheduled it for
File this under "mundane" but necessary. Two sets of new forms (and a poster) have been released by the U.S. Government for use by HR professionals and companies in two very different circumstances.
First, the Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) has issued a new rule with that revises Form I-9 and the list of documents