I’m excited. And nervous. And happy. And angry. And energized. And exhausted.
And my oldest daughter hasn’t even started her first day of college next week.
(Proud Dad aside: She’s headed to WPI next week as a freshman where she wants to study aerospace engineering!)
Around Connecticut, the nervousness and excitement has been palpable and
What a mess.
And I’m not just talking about the cleanup from Tropical Storm Isaias. Hasn’t been much fun without power, internet or reliable cell service. (I hope everyone is staying safe and gets power soon — my town’s projection was 5-7 days!)
Heck, it’s been tough to even do a blog post about a
We made it halfway through 2020.
I know it FEELS as if it should be December, but just think how long March was!
A lot has changed since the start of the pandemic. But over the last few weeks, I’ve been hearing from employers wondering where things stand right now. What’s changed? What still
An applicant for a job posting in education lists his most recent relevant experience as occurring in 1973. You don’t bring him in for an interview.
Is it gender discrimination?
Beyond that, if he says that he is the most qualified candidate — do you have to hire him?
And if you don’t hire the
James “Larry” Foy passed away earlier this week. (His memorial service is scheduled for tomorrow in Southwick, Massachusetts.)
For those of us in Connecticut that were blessed with having had a case with him as an arbitrator or mediator — and there were many — his death will leave a substantial void.
Indeed, Larry
You won’t find it (at least easily) on the Connecticut Department of Labor’s website. (The Department’s FMLA page is void of any reference as well.)
But late last month the CTDOL quietly released new regulations governing FMLA leave rights to school paraprofessionals.
I’ve asked my colleagues, Jessica Ritter and Henry Zaccardi, to recap the
The Connecticut Appellate Court yesterday released two notable employment law decisions. They won’t become “official” until April 30, 2013, so you have some time to digest them. I’ll cover one today and leave the other for a future post (though if you’re really curious you can read it here.)
To me, the more interesting
1:00 p.m. update: I’m hearing of slight delays in processing the e-gift cards at Target. Just please make your contribution as soon as you can today and we’ll watch for them this evening if need be. You can also use Walmart, Staples or Amazon if you prefer. I am extending the cutoff to donations
I had another post scheduled to go up this morning, but the news of the Newtown elementary school shooting makes it irrelevant.
As of midday Friday, the reported death toll was 27, with over a dozen kids included.
As a father myself, the news is horrifying. Absolutely horrifying.
A few years ago, there was another
For a few years now, I’ve been describing how social media policies are moving into the mainstream.
No longer can employers simply cover their eyes and ears to what is going on with Facebook and Twitter.
Example No. 592: West Hartford, Connecticut is considering a policy that would place certain restrictions on what school employees say