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CHRO & EEOC

New State Audit of the CHRO: Same Missed Deadlines, Nagging Issues for EmployersNew Decision Reaffirms Roadmap for Employers on the Interactive ProcessBostock, Executive Orders, and the Evolving Framework for Gender Identity Discrimination: Takeaways from the ABA ERR Conference

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

When "Falling Asleep During Meetings" Becomes Exhibit AA Partial Accommodation May Not Be a Reasonable AccommodationDoes the Second Circuit’s Motive-Based Test Apply to Connecticut Religious Accommodation Law?

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

When "Falling Asleep During Meetings" Becomes Exhibit ADoes the Second Circuit’s Motive-Based Test Apply to Connecticut Religious Accommodation Law?Handbook Saves Employer from Contract Claims

Featured Content

When "Falling Asleep During Meetings" Becomes Exhibit AA Partial Accommodation May Not Be a Reasonable AccommodationDoes the Second Circuit’s Motive-Based Test Apply to Connecticut Religious Accommodation Law?

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

When "Falling Asleep During Meetings" Becomes Exhibit AA Partial Accommodation May Not Be a Reasonable AccommodationDoes the Second Circuit’s Motive-Based Test Apply to Connecticut Religious Accommodation Law?

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

When "Falling Asleep During Meetings" Becomes Exhibit ADoes the Second Circuit’s Motive-Based Test Apply to Connecticut Religious Accommodation Law?Handbook Saves Employer from Contract Claims

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

The Joint Employer Is Back (Again): DOL Proposes New (or is that Old?) RuleNew State Audit of the CHRO: Same Missed Deadlines, Nagging Issues for EmployersConnecticut Appellate Court Delivers a Triple Punch in Tip Credit Cases

Legislative Developments

AI Bill Passes General Assembly; Broad Workforce Bill FollowsBroad Workplace Bill Passes House: What Employers Need to Know NowGeneral Assembly Poised to Consider Wide Array of Workplace Bills

Litigation

When "Falling Asleep During Meetings" Becomes Exhibit AA Partial Accommodation May Not Be a Reasonable AccommodationDoes the Second Circuit’s Motive-Based Test Apply to Connecticut Religious Accommodation Law?

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

Handbook Saves Employer from Contract ClaimsConnecticut's Minimum Wage to Increase AgainBack to Work or Back Home Working?

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

The Joint Employer Is Back (Again): DOL Proposes New (or is that Old?) RuleConnecticut Appellate Court Delivers a Triple Punch in Tip Credit CasesGeneral Assembly Poised to Consider Wide Array of Workplace Bills

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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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