While all eyes are on the General Assembly for the developments for this year, we’re still dealing with a law passed several years ago raising the minimum wage.
Effective June 1, 2023, the minimum wage is now at $15 per hour.
Public Act 19-4 requires the minimum wage to increase five times over a five-year
One of my most popular segments on this blog has been the ongoing “dialogue” with Nina Pirrotti, an employee-side employment law attorney that we do from time to time. Nina is a partner at Garrison, Levin-Epstein, Fitzgerald & Pirrotti, P.C. based on New Haven and is a member of the Executive Board of the
Since the odds of any significant federal legislation coming down the pike rest somewhere between zero and zero, we have to look to state legislatures and local entities for “excitement”.
And for Connecticut employers, it’s time to anxiously await the developments from the General Assembly.
But down I-95 (or I-84, if you’re near Danbury), there
As I continue to take some time off, with the start of baseball season, I thought I’d share this 2019 post about baseball contracts. Play ball and Go Yankees!
Employment law contracts typically are not that complex. Oh sure, they may LOOK complex but most of the time, you build them with the same building
With vacation time upon us, I’m rerunning some older posts that you might’ve missed. And since we’re thinking about vacation, here was one post where I did a deeper dive into it.
It’s time to talk vacations. Notably, no Connecticut statute mandates employers provide vacation time to employees but employers are required to at least
Sure, I could talk about the new legislation pending at the General Assembly but until we get an actual vote (instead of just committee), we’re still in speculation territory. (The CBIA has an update here.)
And sure, I could talk more about the NLRB’s aggressive decision to try to invalidate most confidentiality and
In a 3-2 decision officially released today, the Connecticut Supreme Court relied on a little-used statute to expand the narrow wrongful discharge claim available to employees who believe they have been fired in violation of an important public policy.
The case is one that only an employment lawyer could love as it turns on definitions
In a non-election year, the Connecticut legislature always seems to be extra busy considering workplace-related bills.
This year is no exception. If anything, it feels like it’s hit another gear. CTNewsJunkie had a detailed article yesterday about the subject.
The Labor & Public Employees Committee has considered, and is considering, a wide array of bills
The last several years have seen significant pieces of legislation pass the Connecticut General Assembly impacting employers in several ways.
Think about the following items in the last few years:
Twas the day before the night before Christmas
And all thru the law office
Not a creature was stirring
Except the employment lawyers reading the new Congressional Omnibus spending bill and looking for the employment law provisions tucked neatly inside.
In a parting gift for employers and employees, Congress passed a broad spending bill on