The Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities is back in the headlines but for reasons it has seen before. The Connecticut Auditors of Public Accounts released their latest audit of the CHRO last week, covering fiscal years 2023 and
The Connecticut Appellate Court officially released a decision this week that provides some useful (if straightforward) guidance for HR professionals and employment lawyers in the state. In Hanke v. Electric Boat Corp. (officially released April 7, 2026), the court
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It’s that time of year again, when student behavior starts to increase and teachers are struggling more to manage classes. Yesterday, a parent came to me and wanted to make a report of bullying in her middle school
The Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave law (“PFML”) has been a source of both confusion and compliance headaches for employers. While the law provides critical protections for employees who need time away from work for qualifying medical and family
With the arrival of spring, misbehavior by students in Nutmeg has escalated. For example, Joe Blow, a sophomore at Nutmeg Memorial High School, was caught on video defacing a wall at the high school with spray paint, writing a message that
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
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As you can imagine, personnel issues are a frequent challenge for school principals like me. A recent challenge has been figuring out a way to complete psychological evaluations of students
If you manage employees across multiple states — or even just here in Connecticut — you already know that noncompete law is anything but simple. With all fifty states and Washington, D.C. regulating noncompetes in some form, compliance has become
One of the things I’ve learned about businesses over the years is that sometimes the “operations” side of a business may not be directly aligned with the “HR” side. Human Resources can sometimes get the short end of the stick
Happy April Fools’ Day. Way back in 2011 — on this very date — I wrote a post titled “Can You Take a Joke? Caselaw Indicates Most People Can.” I found exactly two cases where April Fools’ Day pranks led
What happens when a Chief Human Resources Officer steps beyond traditional HR and takes on operations, facilities, communications, and more?
In this episode of From Lawyer to Employer, host Daniel Schwartz sits down with veteran HR leader Jeanine Reckdenwald to explore
