Do you live in a bubble?

That question has taken on new meaning in today’s environment, but it’s something I think about often when it comes to the practice of law. After all, our firm mainly represents employers or business owners or entrepreneurs when it comes to employment law matters.

If there’s a claim against

On a new episode of our From Lawyer to Empoyer podcast which just dropped wherever you listen to your podcasts, my colleague Emily McDonough Souza and I break down the key developments from the Trump Administration’s first 45 days and the key takeaways from the conversation.

Here are some key takeaways from the conversation:

Diversity,

If you think ICE is just something we keep experiencing here in New England this winter, our latest podcast episode of From Lawyer to Employer is just for you.

Employers are now front and center in the Trump Administration’s pledge to deport undocumented immigrants from communities nationwide. Because of that, I brought on Nina Pelc-Faszcza

So yesterday was all about politics. Today’s post is decidedly not about politics. Mostly.

We recently released our latest episode of the popular (at least among a very small group) “From Lawyer to Employer” podcast. I’m continuing to host Season 3.

In this episode, I talk with my colleague Emily McDonough Souza about how

I’ll admit that it can sometimes be hard to talk about the political ramifications that elections have on employers because some might think you’re taking sides.

Like everyone, I certainly have my own feelings but as I’ve said on this blog for over a decade, this blog has tried to take a decidedly apolitical bent.

The new Connecticut legislative session kicked off this week, and there are lots of expectations as to what bills may stand a chance of consideration this year.

I recently sat down with Chris Davis, Vice President of Public Policy with the Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA), to discuss what issues are likely to be

The next episode of “From Lawyer to Employer” podcast is out and it’s another one focusing on the practical implications of new laws and regulations.

In this episode, one of my fellow partners, Sarah Westby, joins me to talk about the Department of Labor’s rule increasing the “salary” threshold for overtime purposes — a topic

Right before Thanksgiving, we just dropped the first episode of a new season of the podcast that I host — “From Lawyer to Employer”.

Now, I’ll be the first to admit that this podcast is never going to compete with those true crime podcasts out there or even my favorite music ones (I have a

I’ve been writing this blog for so long that at the time I started, podcasts weren’t really a thing. (Neither were law blogs, but that’s a different post.)

Last year, my colleague Gabe Jiran hosted a season of From Lawyer to Employer — a new podcast at my firm, Shipman & Goodwin. The first season

Back in May, I talked about “The New Digital Campaign for Your Company’s Workers” which challenged readers to gauge their familiarity with TikTok trends and which tried to highlight how unions are using newer social media platforms for their campaigns.

Recently, I had the opportunity to talk with the ProjectHR podcast about this very topic.