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CT LAWMAKERS STAND DOWN ON THREAT TO OVERRIDE VETO OF RESTAURANT BILL

  Legislative leaders gathered last week in what was originally intended to be an attempt to override one of Gov. Ned Lamont’s first vetoes of a proposed bill.  The bill was intended Read More

NEW DEVELOPMENTS FOR CONNECTICUT’S FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT

  A new bill was signed into law just this week establishing a paid family and medical leave program for eligible employees in Connecticut [Public Act No. 19-25]. While most of Read More

LGBTQ+ Pride Month

  June is Pride Month and an opportune time to talk about laws affecting the LGBTQ+ community.  The purpose of Pride Month is to raise awareness and celebrate the progress reached thus Read More

WHISTLEBLOWER CLAIMS UNDER CONNECTICUT LAW

 Connecticut, like many other states, has enacted a statute that protects an employee from adverse employment action as a result of reporting certain violations of state or federal laws by Read More

CAN YOUR EMPLOYER WEIGH IN ON YOUR PHYSICAL APPEARANCE?

  As spring rolls around and our New Year’s resolutions prove to be as empty as the treadmills in the gym we joined in January, some of us have resorted to Read More

“LOOK BOSS, THE [CLAIM], THE [CLAIM]!” – Tattoo, Fantasy Island

  Tattoos and piercings are far more prevalent in society today than in recent history. Gone are the days where one would hurriedly cross the street in avoidance of an encounter Read More

CONNECTICUT IS NOW A “RIGHT-TO-WORK” STATE

 In the recent decision, Janus v. AFSCME, Council 31, et al, the United States Supreme Court ruled that it is unconstitutional for state and public-sector unions to deduct agency fees Read More

A STEP CLOSER TO PAY EQUITY BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN - Inquiry into Pay History now Prohibited

    We have previously addressed the issue of pay equity in a blog last year entitled “Connecticut Close to Passing New Pay Equity Law.”  In that blog, it was noted Read More

CAN USING MEDICAL MARIJUANA GET YOU FIRED?

 Nearly ninety percent of states, as well as Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, allow the limited possession of marijuana for medical treatment. However, federal law still designates marijuana Read More

CHRO RELEASES 2016-2017 STATISTICS

 The Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO) recently released its 2016-2017 statistics. The CHRO is the state agency tasked with eliminating discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations, and Read More

LATEST UPDATE ON THE FEDERAL OVERTIME LAW

 In May 2016, I wrote about the changes the Obama Administration had made to the overtime rule in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) which were set to take effect Read More

CAN CONNECTICUT EMPLOYERS REQUIRE EMPLOYEES TO WORK OVERTIME?

  Yes. An employer may require employees to work more than 40 hours in one calendar week as long as the employer pays the employee overtime compensation (1 ½ times the Read More

STATE LEGISLATURE EXPANDS PROTECTIONS UNDER PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION LAW

 The legislature passed a bill expanding protections for pregnant employees. The bill, called “An Act Concerning Pregnant Women in the Workplace,” awaits Governor Malloy’s signature.  State law already makes it illegal Read More

UNION ORGANIZING IN HIGHER EDUCATION

In August 2016, the National Labor Relations Board  (“NLRB” or “Board”) ruled that graduate students and adjunct professors at private colleges and universities are employees and, therefore, can join unions. The Read More

COURT SIDES WITH EMPLOYEE WHOSE FACEBOOK POST CALLED MANAGER OBSCENE NAME

  The Second Circuit (which covers Connecticut) recently issued a decision that may surprise you. In NLRB v. Pier Sixty, LLC, the court held that an employee’s Facebook post containing expletives Read More

JUST HOW PERSONAL ARE PUBLIC SECTOR PERSONNEL FILES ANYWAY?

  Teachers and administrators well know that personal information about themselves is regularly acquired by school districts and sequestered in file cabinets or desk drawers within the environs of the superintendent’s Read More

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