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CHRO & EEOC

Bostock, Executive Orders, and the Evolving Framework for Gender Identity Discrimination: Takeaways from the ABA ERR ConferenceUpcoming Panel on Gender Identity and Workplace Protections with Former EEOC General CounselBREAKING: EEOC Rescinds Anti-Harassment Guidance - What It Means for Employers

Class Actions

Connecticut Appellate Court Delivers a Triple Punch in Tip Credit CasesAvoiding Costly Lawsuits: Timely Final Wage Payments in ConnecticutCourt Says Delivery Drivers’ Corporate Contracts Still Count as Contracts of Employment Under FAA

Coronavirus

Five Years Later, The Change in Employment Law Becomes ClearerEEOC Updates COVID GuidanceThe End of the Pandemic - An Employer's Guide

Data Privacy

Did You Hear That? Smart Glasses, AI Voice Recorders and Workplace RecordingsDiscovery's New Frontier: Requesting the Plaintiff's GenAI DataCBA's Labor & Employment Symposium is Coming

Discrimination & Harassment

Can You Take a Joke? Fifteen Years Later, the Answer Is Still "Maybe"Bostock, Executive Orders, and the Evolving Framework for Gender Identity Discrimination: Takeaways from the ABA ERR ConferenceOutwit, Outplay, Outlast: What 50 Seasons of Survivor Can Still Teach Employers

Education

Connecticut Independent Schools: Major Leave Law Changes AheadWith Election Day Coming, Regulating Employee Speech Becomes Ever So ComplexSupporting Democracy With Encouragement to Employees

Employment Law Checklist Project

Employment Law Checklist: The Golf Exception to Child Labor LawsEmployment Law Checklist Returns: Vacation TimeAn Employer's Guide to Election Day: Time Off for Voting and Threats

Featured

Connecticut Appellate Court Delivers a Triple Punch in Tip Credit CasesAI in the Courtroom: Lessons for Employers and Their Counsel from the ABA ERR ConferenceBostock, Executive Orders, and the Evolving Framework for Gender Identity Discrimination: Takeaways from the ABA ERR Conference

Featured Content

Can You Take a Joke? Fifteen Years Later, the Answer Is Still "Maybe"AI in the Courtroom: Lessons for Employers and Their Counsel from the ABA ERR ConferenceBostock, Executive Orders, and the Evolving Framework for Gender Identity Discrimination: Takeaways from the ABA ERR Conference

Health Care

Three Questions With...Kyle Anderson, On Lowering Employee Costs with "Healthcare Navigation"The End of the Pandemic - An Employer's GuideCourt Stays OSHA ETS, But We Know All Too Well It's Not the Last Word

Highlight

Can You Take a Joke? Fifteen Years Later, the Answer Is Still "Maybe"Connecticut Appellate Court Delivers a Triple Punch in Tip Credit CasesAI in the Courtroom: Lessons for Employers and Their Counsel from the ABA ERR Conference

Hotel and Hospitality

No Fireworks: Appellate Court Strikes Down Past Tip Credit Recordkeeping Claims But Employers Can't Claim VictoryEmployment Law Checklist: The Golf Exception to Child Labor LawsThe State of the States of Pandemic

Human Resources (HR) Compliance

New Podcast Episode: When HR Meets OperationsCan You Take a Joke? Fifteen Years Later, the Answer Is Still "Maybe"Bostock, Executive Orders, and the Evolving Framework for Gender Identity Discrimination: Takeaways from the ABA ERR Conference

Immigration

Three Takeaways from CBIA HR PresentationNew Podcast Episode: What Employers Need to Know About Immigration EnforcementWant to Help Refugees? You Can Always Hire One. Legally.

Labor Law & NLRB

Arbitration Wins Again in Police Use-of-Force CaseFrom Lawyer to Employer - Season 2 of Podcast Now LiveWhat You Missed This Summer: NLRB Targets Employer Policies

Laws and Regulations

Connecticut Appellate Court Delivers a Triple Punch in Tip Credit CasesUpcoming Panel on Gender Identity and Workplace Protections with Former EEOC General CounselBREAKING: EEOC Rescinds Anti-Harassment Guidance - What It Means for Employers

Legislative Developments

General Assembly Poised to Consider Wide Array of Workplace BillsFour Fearless Employment Law Predictions for 2026Connecticut Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Leave Changes Coming in 2026

Litigation

AI in the Courtroom: Lessons for Employers and Their Counsel from the ABA ERR ConferenceBostock, Executive Orders, and the Evolving Framework for Gender Identity Discrimination: Takeaways from the ABA ERR ConferenceAppellate Court Opens Doors Wider for Whistleblowers

Manager & HR Pro’s Resource Center

New Podcast Episode: When HR Meets OperationsCan You Take a Joke? Fifteen Years Later, the Answer Is Still "Maybe"New Podcast Episode: What Employers Need to Know About Arbitration Clauses

Manager & HR Pro’s Resource Center

New Podcast Episode: When HR Meets OperationsCan You Take a Joke? Fifteen Years Later, the Answer Is Still "Maybe"New Podcast Episode: What Employers Need to Know About Arbitration Clauses

Manufacturing

Connecticut's Minimum Wage to Increase AgainBack to Work or Back Home Working?Wage-Fixing and No Poaching Agreements: Why Antitrust Suits Are the Hottest "Trend" in HR

Paid FMLA and FMLA

New Podcast Episode Focuses on Massachusetts DevelopmentsConnecticut Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Leave Changes Coming in 2026New Podcast Episode: Unpacking Connecticut's Leave Law Maze

Private Equity / Hedge Funds

Why Your Arbitration Agreement's Attorney Fee Clause Can Be ImportantManaging Your Workforce - A Key to Business SuccessBack to Work or Back Home Working?

Public Sector

Back to School and Back to Work: The Multiplying Questions and the Unanswerable OneA Preliminary Connecticut Employer FAQ on COVID-19 (Coronavirus)It's Alive! Summary Judgment Lives in Employment Discrimination Cases

Social Media

Discovery's New Frontier: Requesting the Plaintiff's GenAI DataThe Fallacy of Employment Law Lessons from a Viral VideoAI, Privacy and the Workplace - Free Upcoming Webinar

Software and Technology

Did You Hear That? Smart Glasses, AI Voice Recorders and Workplace RecordingsA Court Just Confirmed What Employers Need to Hear: Your AI Conversations Are Not PrivilegedAI and the Workplace - New Podcast Episode

Uncategorized

Avoiding Costly Lawsuits: Timely Final Wage Payments in ConnecticutHoliday “No-Fire” Season? Yes…But Not AlwaysFinally Back In Person: Our Labor & Employment Fall Seminar Returns to New Haven

Wage & Hour

Connecticut Appellate Court Delivers a Triple Punch in Tip Credit CasesGeneral Assembly Poised to Consider Wide Array of Workplace BillsDid You Hear That? Smart Glasses, AI Voice Recorders and Workplace Recordings

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Daniel Schwartz Bio PhotoDaniel A. Schwartz created the Connecticut Employment Law Blog in 2007 with the goal of sharing new and noteworthy items relating to employment law with employers, human resources personnel, and executives in Connecticut. Since then, the blog has been recognized by the ABA Journal, and was one of ten named to the “Blog Hall of Fame” in recognition of the blog’s contributions and consistency over the years.
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