If your organization uses AI or automated tools to screen, rank, or evaluate job applicants, recent developments from the Northern District of California and the Connecticut legislature deserve your attention. Out of California, Mobley v. Workday, Inc, No. 23-CV-00770-RFL, is now in its third year of litigation and continues to produce significant rulings, grappling with
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 and employers. Governor Lamont has confirmed he plans to sign it. The bill includes staggered
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 agreements to lactation accommodations, an “Act Concerning Workforce Development and Working Conditions in Connecticut” –
With the General Assembly set to adjourn on May 6, 2026, several high‑impact workplace proposals remain in play that could reshape compliance programs and day‑to‑day operations for Connecticut employers.
Many of these measures recycle past efforts, expand private litigation risk, and layer on new reporting and pay mandates. These challenges hit small and mid‑sized employers
Today, the DOL’s Final Rule expanding overtime protection in the form of salary threshold increases for FLSA exempt workers takes effect for most employers across the country. There has been some uncertainty over the past month with three cases pending in Texas federal court challenging the legality of the rule. On Friday, June 28, 2024
Over the past few weeks, Governor Lamont signed several bills that will impact public and private employers in several ways. While there are other bills that will take effect in October 2022, and subsequently in 2023, we have summarized below the bills that have effective dates July 1, 2022 and earlier.
Senate Bill 163 becomes
On March 18, 2022, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued new Guidance on Web Accessibility and the ADA (the “Guidance”). The Guidance provides considerations for state and local governments, schools, and businesses to keep in mind when ensuring that their websites comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). Indeed, the DOJ has consistently taken
For months, employers have been eagerly awaiting updated regulations that address the revisions to the Connecticut Family and Medical Leave Act. At last, on March 22, 2022, the Connecticut Department of Labor (“CT DOL”) released its final proposed amended CTFMLA regulations, answering questions that had remained unanswered by the revised law. Indeed, the proposed regulations
Join us once again for our annual public sector virtual seminar! On May 5th we will host a two-hour virtual program featuring a general session and four roundtable breakouts on timely legal topics of interest to public sector employers.
We invite you to register for our General Session and the Roundtable Breakout Session of
The Consolidated Appropriations Act 2022 (“CAA”), signed into law by President Biden earlier this month, allows high deductible health plans (HDHPs) to provide first-dollar coverage for telehealth and other remote care services for the period from April 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022. This is an extension of relief first brought about by the Coronavirus