Recently, I had the opportunity to talk with Law360 about developments regarding “safe” leave laws.
As long-time readers of this blog now, Connecticut passed its family violence leave law back in 2010.
The law prohibits an employer from terminating, penalizing, threatening, or otherwise coercing an employee with respect to his or her employment because
Each year, the Connecticut General Assembly passes a number of laws. Rather than have them enacted immediately upon the governor’s signature, many of the bills become effective on October 1st of that respective year.
I followed several workplace bills earlier this year but most never made it very far. One bill did and it gives
While the legislative session was a relatively quiet one, a few provisions found in a comprehensive domestic violence bill do have some direct implications for employers in Connecticut and create a new leave provision that will require some attention from human resources personnel. Many employers will be unaffected by the provisions, but those who