850 million people on Facebook can’t be wrong, can they?
A large group of in-house counsel at major Connecticut and New York companies don’t think so. They understand that social media is not going away and that there are lots of advantages (and risks) to using social media.
A few odds and ends to start the day:
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Employers in Connecticut have less than two months to get ready before the new Paid Sick Leave law goes into effect. If only that were the only new development.
A few months ago, my firm held a sold-out seminar to address these new developments and much more. Because of overwhelming demand, we are putting on that complimentary program again on December 1, 2011 in Norwalk, CT. Space and attendance is limited.
For more information, contact my firm at (203) 330-2059 or via e-mail at seminar@pullcom.com and someone will get back to you. This program is geared to private employers, their in-house counsel, and HR representatives so keep that in mind.
In addition to the educational component, we have two excellent speakers as well: Chris Bruhl, President and CEO of the Business Council of Fairfield County, will be the breakfast speaker and Deputy Labor Commissioner Dennis Murphy will be our lunch speaker.
Here are the particulars:Continue Reading Paid Sick Leave and What Employers Need to Know: A Seminar
Well, you have to give the state some credit for trying.
As I mentioned yesterday, I’ll be speaking today at a program run by the CHRO about the new law the changes the CHRO’s procedures. It appears to be part of a concerted effort by various agencies to reach out to businesses in the state
So much for the end of the blog in its current form. I’m not talki
ng about the so-called "end of the world" that was supposed to happen today, but rather the re-launch. Unfortunately, due to some technical issues at my hosting company, LexBlog, the relaunch has been pushed back a week or two.
A few weeks ago, I posted a "Save the Date" for a half-day seminar that my firm’s Labor & Employment Law Department and teased that we had some great things lined up. Today I get to share the exciting information and write to encourage you to sign up quickly as we expect this to fill
I’m pleased to announce that my firm’s employment law department will be presenting a morning/lunch program on May 20, 2011 in Hartford, Connecticut that is geared to both in-house counsel and HR professionals.
It will also feature representatives of local companies and state officials.
It is now set for May 20th and will
Tomorrow, I’ll be speaking as part of the CBIA Wage & Hour Rx program. Full details are available here.
The presentation will focus on the issues that can keep employers up at night and how employers can dig themselves out of some of the problems that they may face. 
But in preparation for that presentation
The Connecticut Department of Labor recently announced a new series of seminars for employers on a variety of the "basics" of Connecticut employment law. They will be held on :
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, like most federal agencies, is typically thought of as an enforcement agency, and nothing more. However, the EEOC also has a wide-ranging training program that it rolls out to various cities across the country "to help employers understand, prevent and correct discrimination in the workplace."
These seminars, which fall