On June 20, 2019, the firm hosted a 2019 Legislative Updates Seminar at the Hilton Garden Inn in Wallingford, Connecticut. We covered the passage of two major employment bills from this past legislative session that will affect virtually every employer: paid FMLA and new requirements for sexual harassment prevention training. We also reviewed other important federal and state law developments such as the increase in the minimum wage, the federal DOL’s proposed new overtime rule, and new U.S. Supreme Court…

There are a number of major legislative proposals being considered by the Connecticut General Assembly that could have a significant impact on ALL employers in Connecticut. One such proposal – increasing the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2023 – has been passed by the General Assembly and is expected to be signed by the Governor. Other proposals that are pending: Enacting Paid FMLA Legalizing Recreational Marijuana Strengthening Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Laws Creating…

Last Friday, the Connecticut Senate voted to approve House Bill 5004 titled “An Act Increasing The Minimum Wage”, which was approved by the Connecticut House of Representatives. As the title suggests, this bill would increase the minimum wage to $15 by year 2023. However, there are several other important changes. It is expected that the Governor will sign this bill into law. Yearly Increases The bill would increase the minimum wage gradually from $10.10 to…

Democratic leaders are at it again, pushing a bill that would topple the United States Supreme Court 2018 decision in Epic Systems v. Lewis. In effect, the proposed bill would bar employers from requiring class action waivers and mandatory arbitration, thus allow workers to bring employment claims as a group as well as bring claims to court. The Restoring Justice for Workers Act was introduced in the House of Representatives by Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New…

On May 3, 2019, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) announced that it would collect EEO-1 Component 2 pay data from required EEO-1 filers (“Filers”) for the calendar years 2017 and 2018 by September 30, 2019. This announcement was a result of a federal district court’s decision in a case titled National Women’s Law Center, et al. v. Office of Management and Budget, et al.. By way of background, in September 2016, the EEOC proposed…

The 2019 Human Resources Roundtable Breakfast Series begins on Tuesday, May 22nd! Topic: “Your Leave of Absence Toolkit: We will review policies, request forms and form letters to help HR professionals manage employee leaves of absences. For more information and to register, please click here.…