Employment law attorneys and HR professionals (and the businesses we help to support) often focus on workplace policies, harassment prevention, and wage compliance. But with Law Day upon us on May 1st, sometimes it’s worth stepping back to examine the
As a Gen Xer who grew up reading The Crucible in high school, I’ll admit I didn’t question much about John Proctor back then. We were taught to see him as flawed but noble—a martyr, even.
But watching Kimberly
Do you live in a bubble?
That question has taken on new meaning in today’s environment, but it’s something I think about often when it comes to the practice of law. After all, our firm mainly represents employers or business
In a decision that reaffirms the strength of arbitration awards and the limits of judicial review, the Connecticut Appellate Court reversed a trial court’s decision to vacate an arbitration award reinstating a police sergeant terminated for use of force during
The rules on accommodations just changed for employers — at least in Connecticut and New York (and Vermont too).The Second Circuit (which covers Connecticut, New York and Vermont), in an important decision released last week, expanded the situations in which
It’s been a while since I talked about layoffs on this blog. But if the whispers from employers that I’ve been getting these last few weeks are any indication, we may be entering a new cycle where cuts start
My “innie” at work would not approve of Lumon Industries; my “outie”, though, is obsessed with it.
If you still think your “Innie” is referring to your belly button, then you likely aren’t watching one of the biggest television shows
Yesterday, the Fourth Circuit granted the federal government’s motion to stay (temporarily suspend) a lower court’s preliminary injunction that had blocked the enforcement of two Executive Orders issued by President Trump in January 2025. I wrote about that injunction in
Five years ago this week, on March 8, 2020, I wrote a fairly straightforward blog post on an FAQ for employers in Connecticut about COVID-19. I had been writing about it since January (and I’ll take credit for one
If there’s one lesson I’ve learned when looking at laws and legislative proposals, it’s to read the definitions. Because it’s in those definitions that nuances become readily apparant.
In the Connecticut General Assembly, Raised Bill 1442 is just a few