Opinion: Employers may require workers to get COVID vaccine
A nurse fills a syringe with a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Stamford Hospital last month. Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut Media Get the COVID vaccine or you might be fired. The federal government has ruled that employers can require their workers to get the...
Is a non-compete agreement enforceable?
Non-compete agreements have been the source of much controversy. On the one hand, a business’s operational secrets deserve some level of protection. On the other hand, workers should be free to apply their talents wherever they please. Some states have taken the...
USDOL Worker Classification Regulation
Something else actually happened in Washington on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, besides the riots at the Capitol and electoral college vote acceptance. USDOL issued a final regulation on worker classification for FLSA minimum wage and overtime requirements. The rule...
Margaret Sheahan interviewed by NewsChannel 12 on Connecticut’s Paid Family Leave Program
State law goes into effect to fund Connecticut's Paid Family Leave program. Click here to watch interview.