Lately, I’ve been hearing a lot in the media say that the First Amendment doesn’t apply outside the government.
In Connecticut, that’s just not true — particularly when it comes to the private workplace.
As I’ve written about before, employees do have certain free speech rights that have been codified in state law. Conn.
As the decade comes to a close, a time traveler from 2009 might be surprised to see how rapidly laws on marijuana have changed. Last night’s Democratic Debate even featured a heated discussion about legalizing marijuana.
But let’s imagine that this traveler is from Human Resources. The laws regarding medical marijuana are head-spinning; these laws
With spring nearly upon us (one can only hope, right?), there are a number of upcoming programs that I’ll be attending or speaking at.
Some are free while others are related to the sponsoring entity. I hope you can attend one and please feel free to come up to me to chat while we’re there.
I’m pleased to announce an upcoming program that my firm, Shipman & Goodwin and the Connecticut State Council of SHRM are producing next month and that I’ve been planning for several months.
The program, entitled “Data Privacy & Human Resources” will be a unique endeavor for us. First, we are planning on doing it in
Okay, okay. I realize the headline is a bit misleading. But it isn’t every day that you hear about a data breach at Home Depot in which 56 MILLION credit cards may have been hacked. To put that into perspective, that’s 16
First off, I should let you know that I am a poor substitute for Harrison Ford.
But, don’t let that dissuade you from saving October 16th as the date for a terrific conference that I’m helping to plan. The title is “Raiders of the Data Ark” and the subject is “2014 Data Privacy & Cyber
Last Thursday, I had the opportunity to speak at the Tri-State SHRM Conference held at Foxwoods Resort Casino. The session was led by Marc Kroll of Comp360 and I thank him publicly for both the invitation and the coordination. But a post about the great work that HR consultants like Marc do is a
It’s been a while since I had a First Day of Work experience.
So, of course, as an employment lawyer, I had on my lawyer’s hat as I went through the process myself yesterday.
No doubt the first day is filled with
I’m looking forward to speaking tomorrow evening to the Staffing Management Association of Southern New England on how social media is impacting the hiring process.
You can find details of the event here.
While I won’t give away all the secrets of my presentation here, it’s fair to say that employers shouldn’t throw out all
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has an article out today on their website (subscription may be required) about the effect that same-sex marriage laws and rulings are having on employers. The article compares California’s Proposition 8 initiative with Connecticut’s recent decision legalizing same-sex marriages.
As you will see, the reporter was kind enough to talk with