I have often said that getting summary judgment in an employment discrimination case in Connecticut state court is hard.
State judges are typically reluctant to grant such motions, and the conventional wisdom among practitioners is that it takes extraordinary facts
Use of Artificial Intelligence in Schools: The Legal Landscape
This post is the first in our series, Use of Artificial Intelligence in Schools: The Legal Landscape, in which our School Law Practice Group will address the legal issues raised by Artificial
I’ve been writing this blog long enough that, let’s just say, that retirement is closer than it was when I started. Heck, I’ve even had friends retire early recently.
But here’s a question that I sometimes hear: is an employer’s
Connecticut employers, mark your calendars: the state’s minimum wage will rise again on January 1, 2027. Connecticut’s minimum wage is adjusted each January 1 based on the Employment Cost Index change for the 12-month period ending June 30 of the
Connecticut’s 2026 legislative session produced one of the most ambitious workforce packages the state has seen in recent years. Several new laws take effect on October 1, 2026, and employers need to be preparing now.
In the latest episode of
Nellie Newby was elected to the Nutmeg Board of Education last November, and she spent the better part of the year rarely speaking at Board meetings and simply observing the operations of the Nutmeg Public Schools. However, things changed when Polly
Connecticut retailers now face two overlapping sales tax developments this summer: a temporary, one-week expansion of the state’s back-to-school sales tax holiday, and a separate, permanent exemption for nonelectronic school supplies that applies year-round.
Confession time: I sometimes go down a Reddit rabbit hole and the “Is This AI?” forum might be one of them.So, a recent post tells a story that should make every employer paying expense reimbursements sit up. An employee
Employers have been required to file the EEO-1 report since 1966, submitting an annual accounting of their workforce by race, ethnicity, sex, and job category. On July 21, 2026, the EEOC voted 2-1 to move forward with a proposed rule
In a classic Seinfeld episode, George Costanza once built a bed under his desk at Yankee Stadium so he could nap during the workday.
But note to future employees: Sleeping on the job can (and probably will) get you fired
