On a new episode of our From Lawyer to Empoyer podcast which just dropped wherever you listen to your podcasts, my colleague Emily McDonough Souza and I break down the key developments from the Trump Administration’s first 45 days and the key takeaways from the conversation.

Here are some key takeaways from the conversation:

Diversity,

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to present (along with my colleague Emily McDonough Souza) to the CBIA’s HR Conference about the developments from the Trump administration to employers. It was a massive crowd of over 400 HR professionals and I’m thankful for the opportunity.

I had three main takeaways from the presentation that I thought

A while back, the CBIA asked me if I would present at its annual HR Conference later this month. We decided on the topic which seemed innocuous at the time — just an update on the Trump Administration and the implications for employers.

So, my colleague Emily McDonough Souza and I set out to cover

It’s been a busy few weeks for some (many? most?) employers as well as the nation as the new Trump administration has taken over and issued a flood of new Executive Orders, funding freezes, and press statements.

It’s been hard to keep up and that seems to be the point. “Flood the Zone” as one

Among the flurry of Executive Orders issued by President Trump this week was one that may have direct implications for private employers — or at least attempts to.

The Order, entitled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” is certainly unique in its nature.

It revokes an executive order that has been understood to be

I’ll admit that it can sometimes be hard to talk about the political ramifications that elections have on employers because some might think you’re taking sides.

Like everyone, I certainly have my own feelings but as I’ve said on this blog for over a decade, this blog has tried to take a decidedly apolitical bent.

With the election over, employers in Connecticut now have to sort out what type of changes can be expected in a new Trump administration.

Much remains unclear. While there has been much talk about Project 2025, a book published by the Heritage Foundation, as fueling policy proposals, it’s entirely unclear how much will be

One of the stories to come out of the Capitol Attack earlier this month was the strong presence of QAnon supporters.

QAnon is a wide-ranging — and wholly untrue — conspiracy theory (online cult?) that posits that President Trump has been waging a secret war against elite Satinists and pedophiles in government and elsewhere.  It

Election Day is nearly upon us.

But unlike prior years, many Connecticut residents have already voted, thanks to the pandemic-related absentee ballot system uage.

Still, next Tuesday, our fellow citizens will still take to the polls from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. to vote for their favorite candidate.  You can find out where you should