Do you remember when the Target store data breach made news? This was not that long ago, and yet, five years later we’ve arguably become immune to the news.
Take Facebook’s latest snafu — 50 million accounts compromised. And yet, it hardly made headlines for a 24 hour period.
Heck, even the U.S. State
Like most of America, I spent a few hours this weekend seeing the new Avengers movie.
(Don’t worry – no spoilers here in this post.)
But it’s amazing how much the Marvel Universe has permeated our pop culture the last few years.
So, it is with tongue firmly in cheek, when I use this
On October 1, the rollout of major changes to the state’s Personnel Files Act becomes official.
If I had to hazard a guess, however, I’d say that many small to mid-size companies remain unprepared for the breadth and scope of the changes. If you haven’t focused on it yet, you’ve got a weekend to catch
As you’ve no doubt noticed, I’ve taken a few days off from the blog to attend to the logistics that a new job entails and also attend the ABA Annual Meeting earlier this week. There have been some interesting developments in both the FLSA and FMLA the last few days so look for posts on
The General Assembly finished its business for 2012 last night and although there was a last minute flurry of legislation, several bills that had been tracked by many employers came up short.
As the legislative session winds down, there’s one big issue still alive that has been passing mostly under the radar of the mainstream press. (To the CBIA’s credit, they’ve been tracking this bill for a while.)
Under current law, an employee has the right to inspect and receive a copy of his or her personnel
The General Assembly is always full of surprises. It’s the busy season for the Connecticut legislature and a number of employment-law related proposals are still “alive”.
(I use “alive” in the generic sense because the bills have merely passed committee; whether they will end up getting voted on is an entirely different question. For further
While everyone remains focused on the b
udget dilemma at the state legislature, other business — slowly and quietly — is still occurring.
Late last month, the House unanimously passed H.B. 6185, a measure that would create civil penalties for employers that do not provide access to personnel files of their employees.
Specifically, this bill subjects