Sometimes, government is thought of as the enforcer of rules.  But sometimes, the government is also in the business of helping businesses too.

The latest example of this is an Employer Resource Guide put out a few weeks ago by the Connecticut Department of Labor. You can download it directly here.  

According to its introduction:

As a lawyer to businesses of all sizes, I get lots of questions. But I remain surprised that many people are not aware of some of the great free online resources that are available to businesses that can make their lives easier. 

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Much of it

The big news this week on all the blogs has been about the Supreme Court’s acceptance of a case that will potentially look at employee privacy rights in text messages for public employers.  I believe it’s impact is going to be quite limited to public employers with little or no impact on private employers so I’ll