Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
I am an assistant principal at a middle school, and over the summer, I participated on an interview committee to hire a new seventh grade math teacher. Surprisingly, we had a
Connecticut schools and other educational institutions have less than two months to act. December 1, 2026 is the registration deadline for existing sites that are now covered by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s (“DEEP”) revised General Permit
Last week, we held our annual labor & employment seminar before a full house (!) at Hotel Marcel in New Haven. In my intro, I made an off-the-cuff joke about how we were thankful for those in attendance as we
Employers that receive a charge of discrimination from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) may now have only half as much time to respond. The agency appears to have cut the standard deadline for an employer’s written response, called
Effective October 1, 2026, Connecticut has replaced its multi-tiered, potency-based cannabis excise tax with a single flat rate of 10.75% of gross receipts on all adult-use cannabis retail sales. Under the prior structure, retailers calculated tax on a per-milligram-of-THC basis across three product
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
As the principal of an elementary school, I run a tight ship. I follow the rules and expect others to do so as well. Therefore, I have been disappointed with the dereliction
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
Late last school year, I received an anonymous email from someone at ConcernedCitizen@gmail.com, alleging that one of the teachers in my school was having parties at her house that
For years, employers have relied on arbitration agreements to keep employment disputes out of court. In 2022, Congress carved out an exception for sexual harassment and sexual assault claims, but the law didn’t clearly say what happens to the other
Season 5 of From Lawyer to Employer kicks off with new host Sarah Niemiroski! In her debut episode, Sarah welcomes fellow Shipman attorney Peter Murphy to explore what employers can learn from religious vaccine exemption litigation – and why those
October 1 may not seem like a big day, but for employers, today’s the day that a bunch of new employment laws become effective.
None of this should be a surprise if you’ve followed this blog; I’ve reported on all
