Connecticut’s AI Responsibility and Transparency Act (better known as the “CAIA”) takes effect on October 1, 2026. If your company uses artificial intelligence in any aspect of employment decision-making, the time to prepare is now.
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There’s this “old” (relative term) song that has a earworm of a chorus – I always feel like somebody’s watchin’ me And I have no privacy like somebody’s watchin’ me Tell me, is it just a dream? Who’s playing tricks on…
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
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As the principal of an elementary school, I like to keep my head down. However, that is not possible right now. Here’s the story.
A parent called me up to…
On September 2, 2026, the Second Circuit handed employers a win in Siren Retail Corp. v. NLRB, No. 24-3168, rejecting the NLRB’s Tesla test and calling for a more balanced approach to evaluating workplace dress code restrictions.
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Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
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We are just starting the new school year, and a paraeducator is already having attendance problems. I do not mean to be unsympathetic, and I understand that the paraeducator has a…
In September 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), jointly with the Department of the Treasury, issued its Priority Guidance Plan (“Plan”) for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. In this Plan, the IRS signaled its intent to issue “[g]uidance on the application…
In September 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), jointly with the Department of the Treasury, issued its Priority Guidance Plan (“Plan”) for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. In this Plan, the IRS signaled its intent to issue “[g]uidance on the application…
Can it really be nineteen years?
I did the math twice, just to be sure. And yes, it was September 2007 when I clicked “Publish” on my first Welcome post and launched this little experiment called the Connecticut Employment Law…