ADA Accessibility

DOJ Issues Proposed Rules Regarding State and Local Government Website Accessibility

Cannabis

Trend Toward Cannabis Worker Unionization Reaches Connecticut Amid Increase in National Labor ActivityWhat to Expect When Your Cannabis Business Is Expecting a Union Campaign Last Chance Agreements, Medical Marijuana, and Unemployment Benefits: Oh My

CHRO & EEOC

EEOC Issues New Guidance on the Use of Artificial IntelligenceEEOC Issues Updated Guidance on Religious Objections to COVID-19 Vaccination MandatesEmployers Can Require Vaccines and Offer Incentives, Says EEOC

Class Actions

General Assembly Passes Provisions to Help Restaurants Address Wage/Hour LawsuitSupreme Court Rules Tolling Does Not Save Untimely Successive Class ActionsAbuse of Cell Phones in the Workplace - A Counter Measure?

Data Privacy

As White Castle Faces $17 Billion Fine For Privacy Violations, Other Employers Should BewareVirtual Seminar | Legal Update for the Public Sector: 2022 Legal TrendsA Robust Cybersecurity Program Can Now Be Your Best Defense in a Lawsuit

Discrimination & Harassment

Connecticut Supreme Court Reaffirms “Transferred Intent” Theory of DiscriminationEEOC Issues New Guidance on the Use of Artificial IntelligenceCourt: Employees Need Only to Prove that Illegal Discrimination was a “Motivating Factor” in Adverse Employment Action When Bringing State Discrimination Claims

Education

Virtual Seminar | Legal Update for the Public Sector: 2022 Legal TrendsOCR Issues Notice of Interpretation under Title IX Relating to Sexual Orientation and Gender IdentityFollowing Court Ruling, DOL Clarifies Rules for FFCRA Intermittent Leave and Documentation Requirements

Employee Benefits

IRS Issues Reprieve on Roth Catch-Up Contribution RequirementLooming Deadline for Connecticut Employers Under MyCTSavings

Events

2022 Fall Labor and Employment Webinar SeriesVirtual Seminar | Legal Update for the Public Sector: 2022 Legal TrendsJarad Lucan and Chris Engler to Present During ConnPELRA's "Annual Collective Bargaining Workshop for Municipal and School District Personnel"

Featured

What Employers Should Do When Employees Fail to Report TimeIRS Issues Reprieve on Roth Catch-Up Contribution RequirementLooming Deadline for Connecticut Employers Under MyCTSavings

Health Care

Employers Have Decisions to Make After Supreme Court Issues Stay of OSHA Vax or Test RuleWhat You Need to Know About the CMS Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Interim Final RuleTen Key Issues for Employers to Consider Concerning OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard for COVID-19 Vaccinations

Hotel and Hospitality

Following Court Ruling, DOL Clarifies Rules for FFCRA Intermittent Leave and Documentation RequirementsDOL Clarifies CARES Act Unemployment Rules for Nonprofits and MunicipalitiesState and Feds Issue New Safe Workplace Rules for Essential Businesses

Human Resources (HR) Compliance

What Employers Should Do When Employees Fail to Report TimeNational Labor Relations Board Takes Aim At Employee PoliciesAs White Castle Faces $17 Billion Fine For Privacy Violations, Other Employers Should Beware

Immigration

Filling Open Positions with Skilled Foreign Nationals: Options for U.S. Employers Beyond the H-1B VisaNew Podcast Episode: The Results Are In For The H-1B Cap Lottery...What If I Lost?The Scoop on the H-1B Cap Lottery

Labor Law & NLRB

National Labor Relations Board Takes Aim At Employee PoliciesNLRB Reverses Trump-Era Rules on Severance AgreementsNLRB Issues Four Decisions in Five Days

Laws and Regulations

Recap of Employment Laws Passed in Connecticut’s 2023 General Assembly SessionNo Blank Space In Case Law On Handling FMLA AbuseSeparation Agreements Have Their Own Legal Rules

Legislative Developments

Connecticut Legislative Update 2022: New Laws Impacting Public and Private EmployersDepartment of Justice Issues New Guidance on Web Accessibility and the ADAConnecticut DOL Releases Final Draft of Proposed Amended Connecticut Family and Medical Leave Act Regulations

Legislative Updates

Recap of Employment Laws Passed in Connecticut’s 2023 General Assembly Session

Litigation

What Employers Should Do When Employees Fail to Report TimeU.S. Supreme Court Revises Long-Standing Religious Accommodations TestSupreme Court Holds that Salary Test Still Applies to Highly Compensated Individuals Under FLSA 

Manufacturing

Recruiting and Retaining Employees Amid the Labor ShortageWith COVID-19 Vaccines Finally Arriving, Employers Must Ask and Answer Difficult QuestionsDOL Clarifies CARES Act Unemployment Rules for Nonprofits and Municipalities

Podcasts

New Podcast Episode: NLRB Update, Part 2: Significant NLRB Decisions and Their Effect on EmployersBONUS Podcast Episode: What to Expect at this Year’s Legal Update for the Public SectorNew Podcast Episode: The Results Are In For The H-1B Cap Lottery...What If I Lost?

Private Equity / Hedge Funds

Premium Processing Service - Available at an Increasingly Premium Price: What are a U.S. Employer’s Options?Three Employment Law Tips for Startups and New Business Ventures

Public Sector

DOJ Issues Proposed Rules Regarding State and Local Government Website AccessibilityBONUS Podcast Episode: What to Expect at this Year’s Legal Update for the Public SectorVirtual Seminar | Legal Update for the Public Sector: 2022 Legal Trends

Publications

National Labor Relations Board Takes Aim At Employee PoliciesPublic Officials Caution Employers to Reexamine DEI Practices in Wake of U.S. Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action RulingFTC Proposes Complete Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Between Employers and Employees

S&G News

Introducing From Lawyer to Employer: A Shipman PodcastDan Schwartz on “This Week in Connecticut” with Dennis HouseCBA Pro Bono Virtual Legal Clinic: Shipman Lawyers Helping Small Businesses Navigate Legal Issues Arising from the COVID-19 Pandemic

Social Media

Gabriel Jiran Quoted in Law360 on Employee Use of Social Media to Address Employer Issues2017 Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM) Annual Convention2017 IASA Northeastern Chapter 54th Annual Regional Conference

Software and Technology

EEOC Issues New Guidance on the Use of Artificial IntelligenceAs White Castle Faces $17 Billion Fine For Privacy Violations, Other Employers Should BewarePremium Processing Service - Available at an Increasingly Premium Price: What are a U.S. Employer’s Options?

Uncategorized

Connecticut Legislative Update 2022: New Laws Impacting Public and Private EmployersEmployers Face New Issues with Quicker Rollout of COVID-19 VaccineNew Mandatory Mask Rules Now In Effect for Essential Workplaces and Stores

Wage & Hour

What Employers Should Do When Employees Fail to Report TimeNo Blank Space In Case Law On Handling FMLA AbuseSupreme Court Holds that Salary Test Still Applies to Highly Compensated Individuals Under FLSA