October 1 may not seem like a big day, but for employers, today’s the day that a bunch of new employment laws become effective.
None of this should be a surprise if you’ve followed this blog; I’ve reported on all the developments over the last several months. But if this has still caught you off
There was a time, not so long ago, when 18 inches of snow meant one thing for certain: Snow Day.
Now, dear reader, there may even be a few of you who may not remember such a time. Indeed, in this current age of interconnectedness, it can be hard
It’s not often that we have to provide day-to-day updates on the status of the United States Department of Labor rule that raises salary thresholds for overtime exemptions, but here we are.
My colleague, Sarah Westby, posted an update yesterday on a major case from Texas in which the state challenged the rule. Late last
If you had April 23, 2024 as the biggest day in employment law of the year on your bingo card, congratulations. You won. Hands down.
Yesterday was such a blockbuster of a day, it’s hard to wrap your head around it. (My partner Sarah Westby and I have tried, and have summarized the results on
If you’re like me, your brain can only handle so much during the summer months. Between vacations and the start of school, it can be easy to overlook some of the employment law developments from the last month or two. So I thought I’d use the next few blog posts to provide a catch up.
While all eyes are on the General Assembly for the developments for this year, we’re still dealing with a law passed several years ago raising the minimum wage.
Effective June 1, 2023, the minimum wage is now at $15 per hour.
Public Act 19-4 requires the minimum wage to increase five times over a five-year
While mandatory vaccination policies are all the rage now, there’s an important new Connecticut law that is a “must-do” for employers here and not much time left to get into compliance.
Effective October 1, 2021, employers are prohibited from failing or refusing to provide a job applicant with the “wage range” of the position for
It’s easy during this pandemic to forget about the other laws that are coming into play this year and next. Paid FMLA is going to be big.
But for now, employer have another one to consider: the minimum wage increase.
Last year, the General Assembly passed (and the Governor signed) a significant increase to the
At our Shipman & Goodwin Labor & Employment Law seminar last week, one of the hot topics that got attendees talking was about minimum wage & overtime rules — both of which are in the midst of change.
But my fellow partners brought up another law in that discussion that shouldn’t be overlooked. And