Accommodations

Podcast Season 3, Episode 9 Now Available: The Law at Work - Navigating Employment ChallengesSecond Circuit ADA Case a Game-Changer for Employee Accommodation Requests

ADA Accessibility

Department of Justice Issues Final Rule on Web Accessibility and the ADADOJ Issues Proposed Rules Regarding State and Local Government Website Accessibility

ADA Accommodations

Second Circuit ADA Case a Game-Changer for Employee Accommodation Requests

Cannabis

A New Challenge to Mandatory Labor Peace Agreements Is Filed While Another Is DismissedTop Ten Tips for Cannabis HR Compliance in 2025Trend Toward Cannabis Worker Unionization Reaches Connecticut Amid Increase in National Labor Activity

CHRO & EEOC

What Employers Should Know About the EEOC’s Final Regulations on Pregnant Workers Fairness ActEEOC Issues New Guidance on the Use of Artificial IntelligenceEEOC Issues Updated Guidance on Religious Objections to COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates

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

DEI

Appeals Court Stays Injunction on Executive Orders Targeting DEI Programs

Discrimination & Harassment

Appeals Court Stays Injunction on Executive Orders Targeting DEI ProgramsSupreme Court Clarifies Standard for Title VII Claims Related to Job TransfersConnecticut Supreme Court Reaffirms “Transferred Intent” Theory of Discrimination

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

Podcast Season 3, Episode 8 Now Available: Demystifying Connecticut Paid Leave with Erin Choquette, CEO of CT Paid Leave AuthorityPodcast Season 3, Episode 4 Now Available: Navigating Labor Law in a Trump 2.0 EraPodcast Season 3, Episode 3 Now Available: A Conversation with Chris Davis of the CBIA

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"

Executive Orders

Appeals Court Stays Injunction on Executive Orders Targeting DEI ProgramsPodcast Season 3, Episode 7 Now Available: Executive Orders, DEI Compliance, and Workplace Challenges Under the Trump AdministrationFederal Court Injunction Pauses Key Provisions of President Trump's DEI Executive Orders

Featured

Podcast Season 3, Episode 10 Now Available: “Don’t Let This Happen to You” – A Candid Conversation with Plaintiff’s Attorney Nina PirrottiOSHA in 2025: Navigating the New Landscape Under the Trump AdministrationPodcast Season 3, Episode 9 Now Available: The Law at Work - Navigating Employment Challenges

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

Podcast Season 3, Episode 10 Now Available: “Don’t Let This Happen to You” – A Candid Conversation with Plaintiff’s Attorney Nina PirrottiPodcast Season 3, Episode 9 Now Available: The Law at Work - Navigating Employment ChallengesSecond Circuit ADA Case a Game-Changer for Employee Accommodation Requests

Immigration

Podcast Season 3, Episode 6 Now Available: Navigating Immigration Enforcement in the WorkplaceWhat Organizations Should Know about ICE Enforcement ActionsPodcast Season 3, Episode 4 Now Available: Navigating Labor Law in a Trump 2.0 Era

Labor Law & NLRB

Podcast Season 3, Episode 10 Now Available: “Don’t Let This Happen to You” – A Candid Conversation with Plaintiff’s Attorney Nina PirrottiPodcast Season 3, Episode 9 Now Available: The Law at Work - Navigating Employment ChallengesNLRB Acting General Counsel Rescinds Biden-Era Guidance

Laws and Regulations

Podcast Season 3, Episode 10 Now Available: “Don’t Let This Happen to You” – A Candid Conversation with Plaintiff’s Attorney Nina PirrottiPodcast Season 3, Episode 9 Now Available: The Law at Work - Navigating Employment ChallengesPodcast Season 3, Episode 7 Now Available: Executive Orders, DEI Compliance, and Workplace Challenges Under the Trump Administration

Legislative Developments

DOL Rule on Increased FLSA Salary Thresholds Goes into Effect TodayConnecticut Legislative Update 2022: New Laws Impacting Public and Private EmployersDepartment of Justice Issues New Guidance on Web Accessibility and the ADA

Legislative Updates

Podcast Season 3, Episode 4 Now Available: Navigating Labor Law in a Trump 2.0 EraPodcast Season 3, Episode 3 Now Available: A Conversation with Chris Davis of the CBIAPodcast Season 3, Episode 2 Now Available: Fair Labor Standards Act

Litigation

Second Circuit ADA Case a Game-Changer for Employee Accommodation RequestsAppeals Court Stays Injunction on Executive Orders Targeting DEI ProgramsNLRB Limits Employer’s Right to Make Unilateral Change

Manufacturing

OSHA in 2025: Navigating the New Landscape Under the Trump AdministrationRecruiting and Retaining Employees Amid the Labor ShortageWith COVID-19 Vaccines Finally Arriving, Employers Must Ask and Answer Difficult Questions

OSHA

OSHA in 2025: Navigating the New Landscape Under the Trump Administration

Podcasts

Podcast Season 3, Episode 10 Now Available: “Don’t Let This Happen to You” – A Candid Conversation with Plaintiff’s Attorney Nina PirrottiPodcast Season 3, Episode 9 Now Available: The Law at Work - Navigating Employment ChallengesPodcast Season 3, Episode 8 Now Available: Demystifying Connecticut Paid Leave with Erin Choquette, CEO of CT Paid Leave Authority

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

Federal Court Injunction Bars FTC's Non-Compete Agreement BanNational 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 Ruling

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

What Organizations Should Know about ICE Enforcement ActionsDistrict Court Vacates New Overtime Rule, Making It Null and Void NationwideDOL Rule on Increased FLSA Salary Thresholds Goes into Effect Today

Wage & Hour

District Court Vacates New Overtime Rule, Making It Null and Void NationwideDOL Rule on Increased FLSA Salary Thresholds Goes into Effect TodayA Busy Week for FTC and DOL: New Rules Announced Restricting Non-Compete Clauses and Expanding Overtime Protection