On April 22, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor released a proposed rule that could reshape how joint employment is determined under federal wage and hour law – and beyond. The proposed rule, titled “Joint Employer Status Under the Fair
After a contentious budget process, the Nutmeg Board of Education finally has its appropriation for the coming fiscal year. Sadly, however, the appropriation recommended by the Nutmeg Board of Finance and approved by the voters was $850,000 less than the budget
Late Friday, the General Assembly gave final approval SB 5, now rebranded as the Connecticut Artificial Intelligence Responsibility and Transparency Act. It is a wide-ranging “online safety” and artificial intelligence (AI) bill with several provisions that directly affect hiring
About HB 5003
As the 2026 legislative session comes to a close, the Connecticut General Assembly has passed a sweeping bill impacting many aspects of the employer-employee relationship for private and public sectors alike. From wage transparency and training repayment
Earlier today, the General Assembly gave final approval to two significant workplace bills that employers now need to focus on.
I covered the first bill earlier this week in a post here which has provisions regarding restrictions on repayment of
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag,
We have a mother demanding to see school security footage from an incident in which her son was fighting with another student. Our administrative team did teacher and student interviews to
The Connecticut House yesterday passed HB 5003, a sweeping workforce and working-conditions bill, and transmitted it to the Senate where it awaits a vote; employers should begin planning for compliance now given the breadth of changes and staggered effective
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
I read with interest your answer to TikTok’ed Off a couple of weeks ago about the problems with teachers making TikTok videos in their classrooms. No disrespect intended, but I
When a workplace issue arises, one of the first questions is who should handle the investigation – and whether it’s time to bring in outside counsel. In this episode of From Lawyer to Employer, Shipman partners Dan Schwartz and
Here we go again on the roller coaster that is the joint employer rule.
The U.S. Department of Labor published a new proposed rule this week that would revise the standard for determining when two or more businesses are “joint
