CHRO & EEOC

EEOC Issues Updated Guidance on Religious Objections to COVID-19 Vaccination MandatesEmployers Can Require Vaccines and Offer Incentives, Says EEOCDan Schwartz to Discuss Vaccinations on WNPR's "Where We Live"

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

Virtual Seminar | Legal Update for the Public Sector: 2022 Legal TrendsA Robust Cybersecurity Program Can Now Be Your Best Defense in a LawsuitOCR Receives Feedback on Proposed Modifications to HIPAA Right of Access Requirements

Discrimination & Harassment

Court: Employees Need Only to Prove that Illegal Discrimination was a “Motivating Factor” in Adverse Employment Action When Bringing State Discrimination ClaimsSecond Circuit Holds that Individuals Can Sue Their Employers for Discrimination under Title IXVirtual Seminar | Legal Update for the Public Sector: 2022 Legal Trends

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

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

NLRB Warns Furloughs Likely Without Additional Funding from CongressConnecticut Employers Subject to Revised CTFMLA Regulations2022 Fall Labor and Employment Webinar Series

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

Save the Date: Legal Update for the Public Sector: A Review of 2022 Legal TrendsFederal Vaccine Mandates on Hold as Court (and Pandemic) Battles RageWebinar: Changes to the Connecticut FMLA: A Conversation with Heidi Lane, Director of the Legal Division, Connecticut Department of Labor

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

NLRB Warns Furloughs Likely Without Additional Funding from CongressNLRB Proposes Revival of Obama-Era Joint Employer Standard, Expanding Scope of “Joint Employment” Under NLRANLRB Reverses Course on Trump-Era Rule Regarding Union Apparel Bans

Laws and Regulations

Connecticut Employers Subject to Revised CTFMLA RegulationsReminder: Cannabis Workplace Provisions Go Into Effect July 1Connecticut Legislative Update 2022: New Laws Impacting Public and Private Employers

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

Litigation

NLRB Reverses Course on Trump-Era Rule Regarding Union Apparel BansSecond Circuit Holds that Individuals Can Sue Their Employers for Discrimination under Title IXTen Key Issues for Employers to Consider Concerning OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard for COVID-19 Vaccinations

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

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

BONUS Podcast Episode: What to Expect at this Year’s Legal Update for the Public SectorVirtual Seminar | Legal Update for the Public Sector: 2022 Legal TrendsSave the Date: Legal Update for the Public Sector: A Review of 2022 Legal Trends

Publications

Connecticut DOL Releases Final Draft of Proposed Amended Connecticut Family and Medical Leave Act RegulationsRelief for Telehealth Coverage under HDHPs...But There’s a Catch!Recruiting and Retaining Employees Amid the Labor Shortage

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

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

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

Webinar: Remote Work is Here to Stay - What is Your Duty to Accommodate?CTDOL Issues New Guidance on Wage Range LawNew Laws for Employers Go into Effect October 1, 2021