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

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

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

What to Expect When Your Cannabis Business Is Expecting a Union Campaign NLRB Reverses Trump-Era Rules on Severance AgreementsSupreme Court Holds that Salary Test Still Applies to Highly Compensated Individuals Under FLSA 

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

As White Castle Faces $17 Billion Fine For Privacy Violations, Other Employers Should BewareFTC Proposes Complete Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Between Employers and EmployeesSave the Date: Legal Update for the Public Sector: A Review of 2022 Legal Trends

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 Reverses Trump-Era Rules on Severance AgreementsNLRB Issues Four Decisions in Five DaysLast Chance Agreements, Medical Marijuana, and Unemployment Benefits: Oh My

Laws and Regulations

Separation Agreements Have Their Own Legal RulesConnecticut Employers Subject to Revised CTFMLA RegulationsReminder: Cannabis Workplace Provisions Go Into Effect July 1

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

Supreme Court Holds that Salary Test Still Applies to Highly Compensated Individuals Under FLSA Third Circuit Hears Case on Whether College Athletes May Be EmployeesNLRB Issues Four Decisions in Five Days

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

FTC Proposes Complete Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Between Employers and EmployeesSeparation Agreements Have Their Own Legal RulesConnecticut DOL Releases Final Draft of Proposed Amended Connecticut Family and Medical Leave Act Regulations

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

As 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?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

Supreme Court Holds that Salary Test Still Applies to Highly Compensated Individuals Under FLSA FTC Proposes Complete Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Between Employers and EmployeesWebinar: Remote Work is Here to Stay - What is Your Duty to Accommodate?