Back in 2021, a change to the state’s unemployment compensation law might have been overlooked. After all, the provisions didn’t go into effect until January 1, 2024.
Alas, the time is now for employers to pay attention.
The state Department of Labor has a whole list of all the changes going into effect but I
As employers start to return employees to the physical workplace, new issues keep arising daily. Here’s a common scenario:
Employee X has been on furlough since late March and collecting more on unemployment than if he had been employed, thanks to the extra $600 weekly payment.
Employer now asks Employee to return to work. Although
As if the pandemic weren’t disorienting enough, the rules and guidance surrounding unemployment compensation feels as if it keeps changing too.
While that’s not entirely accurate — Connecticut’s rules are basically unchanged though some of the application of those rules have been tweaked — the new CARES Act has added a layer of complexity that