A new case officially released today by the Connecticut Appellate Court Begley v. State, won’t revolutionize employment law, but it’s a useful reminder of how retaliation claims can fall apart when the factual foundation crumbles. For employers facing retaliation allegations, this case illustrates exactly what plaintiffs need to prove — and what happens when
With the legislative session in the rear view mirror, it’s time to analyze some of the bills that may have been overlooked. One of them had significant changes to the state’s Retirement Security Program.
Public Act No. 25-30, which was signed into law on June 9, 2025, brings important updates that will affect how
It’s been a while since I talked about layoffs on this blog. But if the whispers from employers that I’ve been getting these last few weeks are any indication, we may be entering a new cycle where cuts start to run deep.
Of course, it’s still too early to call but as an Axios
Judging by the rush of calls and e-mails the last few weeks, many employers are finally understanding the scope of the state’s revised Paid Sick Leave law. But before you go off and go skiing (and find yourself face to face with a dog as I did a few years back), there’s still work to
The latest episode of “From Lawyer to Employer”, a Shipman podcast that I’m hosting this season, is now live and it’s all about accommodations and leaves in the workplace.
What we try to tackle, however, are the more challenging or unusual accommodation requests that employers sometimes get. Accommodating someone who is restricted in their
In my last post, I detailed all the changes that were occurring due to the new Clean Slate law that goes into effect January 1, 2023. You might have missed hearing about the law because it passed in 2021 and the deadline seemed far away.
Well it’s here now.
So after you read the
Imagine, hypothetically, that you are the head of a massive technology company. You decide one day that you want to layoff, say, 50 percent of the workforce tomorrow while offering employees a severance agreement. What should you know?
My colleagues, Gabe Jiran and Keegan Drenosky, did a whole webinar on the subject last month that
The Connecticut Department of Labor has issued non-binding “guidance” on the state’s new “wage range” law. You can access it here.
The guidance is helpful in some ways but confusing in others. Importantly, employers should take the caveats noted in the guidance seriously; as it notes, this guidance “does not constitute legal advice”. Moreover, “if
You may recall a few weeks back that a federal court struck down portions of the USDOL regulations interpreting the Famlies First Coronavirus Response Act.
The open question at the time: What would the DOL do?
Late Friday, we got our answer — revised regulations designed to overcome the judicial concerns or, challenge the
As I was saying about some days… Wednesday merits TWO posts.