In a non-election year, the Connecticut legislature always seems to be extra busy considering workplace-related bills.
This year is no exception. If anything, it feels like it’s hit another gear. CTNewsJunkie had a detailed article yesterday about the subject.
The Labor & Public Employees Committee has considered, and is considering, a wide array of bills
Connecticut is considering a ban on non-compete agreements and expanding paid sick leave.
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2021 was a pretty busy year when it came to new labor & employment laws for employers in Connecticut.
Even though the legislative session is a “short” session, that doesn’t mean 2022 will be quiet. Indeed, several notable bills are already under consideration by the General Assembly with a hearing scheduled on several bills for
In two weeks, employers in Connecticut will have to deal with something new and I worry that many employers aren’t prepared for what is coming. It’s really a triple-whammy at the same time.
Item 1:
First, effective January 1, 2022, Connecticut’s Family and Medical Leave Act law gets expanded to almost all private employers. That
If 2020 was a year full of twists and hairpin turns, 2021 is proving to be a worthy successor — at least when it comes to paid leave.
There are a lot of news articles out there but I thought a quick recap of where we are (and where we are expecting to go) would
Back at the start of 2020, I declined to do my usual prognosticating for the year ahead.
That was probably wise given the events of the year.
Instead, I quoted a post I did ten years earlier:
For employers, there will always been the next case or new law that will need to be tracked
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
When no one is working, no one needs to get paid leave.
But as the workforce starts returning, smaller businesses — particularly those will less than 50 employees — are starting to feel the impact of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA).
That law created two new paid leave provisions — the EPSLA and
The United States Department of Labor recently updated its guidance on the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSLA) and Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (FMLA+).
My colleagues at Shipman & Goodwin recapped the new guidance here.
One of the key takeaways from is that under the USDOL’s prior guidance and regulations, it
This pandemic is exhausting.
There’s obviously the personal: The “work from home” novelty has worn off and now comes to tough part of trying to find the boundaries of work and home. Each day feels like it is 16 hours long (maybe because it is sometimes).
Then there’s the professional: We’ve continued to see clients