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.
Love is in the air. And in the workplace too.
But office romances have hit a 10-year-low, at least according to a new survey from CareerBuilder.com.
Lest you think that office romances are rare – the survey showed that 36 percent of those surveyed had an office romance! Wow.
Perhaps even more surprisingly, a good
Are you looking for something new to end the year with?
Then I have two quick links to share with you this morning.
First, on December 7 from noon to 1 pm (ET, of course), I, along with Eric Meyer (The Employer Handbook Blog), Jeff Nowak (FMLA Insights), Jon Hyman (
Over the weekend, I was doing a lot of driving. Having a kid at camp near the New Hampshire border to pick him up will do that.
So, it was time for me to catch up on some podcasts I had downloaded but hadn’t yet listened to.
I
Got lunch plans?
If so, break them. Because today, I’ll be appearing on the popular (and some would argue best) HR podcast/radio show, “Drive Thru HR.”
One of my favorite other employment law bloggers, Jon Hyman, was on the show a few weeks ago and talked about how social media password laws were being