For HR professionals and employment lawyers, the basics of FMLA and ADA is an oft-covered topic in law firm webinars.
But I’ve heard from plenty of people that they’re good with the basics; it’s the tricky issues that give them
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
Last week, I received a request from a parent for accommodation, and I write to Legal Mailbag because I am at a loss at how best to respond.
The “request”
In its 2023 regular session, the General Assembly made a number of changes to the statutes that affect public education in Connecticut. Listen as Tom Mooney and Dori Antonetti provide a brief overview of some of the more significant changes. This
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
As we are settling in to the new school year, we are starting to get accommodation requests. A fourth grader in my school is immunocompromised, and his mother has asked
Back in June, when the state minimum wage increased to $15 an hour, I warned that because the minimum wage was now tied to the employment cost index for wages and salaries for all civilian workers — as defined by
Employers often struggle with what to do when employees fail to report their time accurately. A recent decision by the Second Circuit illustrates how costly it can be for employers who don’t address the issue properly.
In Perry et al.
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
With the teacher shortage this year, we struggled to fill the vacancies we confronted. We did our best in hiring teachers by the beginning of the new school year, but sometimes
Years ago, I wrote about how state employment law imposed a duty to engage in an interactive dialogue with an employee who had a disability and was requesting a reasonable accommodation.
But what it does it truly mean to
As I continue to highlight some important employment law developments from this summer, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) caused a mild stir for employment law lawyers when it issued a decision in Stericycle, Inc. This ruling introduces a fresh
If you’re like me, your brain can only handle so much during the summer months. Between vacations and the start of school, it can be easy to overlook some of the employment law developments from the last month or two.