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Gary Phelan discusses the issues surrounding workplace romances with Melissa on WICC
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Social media, political speech and the workplace
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Bob Mitchell talks to WICC about potential discriminatory hiring practices
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Implicit bias — a new force facing employers
Today’s Business: Implicit bias — a new force facing employers Aug. 6, 2022 Robert B. Mitchell is a partner in the Stratford-based law firm Mitchell and Sheahan PC. He represents employers and employees in employment law cases and management in union-related labor law...
Gary Phelan talks to Fast Company Magazine about the recent SCOTUS abortion decision
What happens to privacy when employers pay for abortions? It’s complicated
Revised Connecticut FMLA Law
Connecticut employers should be alert to a new obligation effective July 1, 2022. The revised Connecticut Family & Medical Leave Act requires employers to provide employees notice of their primary rights under that statute and the possible availability of paid...
Bob Mitchell discusses unionization with Melissa on WICC
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Managing the remote work environment
Remote work is not going away anytime soon if ever. Employers need to think through issues that get complicated in this environment. Make sure your employees have to get through some protections to access confidential company data from home, (the beach, the coffee...
Discrimination claims based on mental health rising
The COVID-19 pandemic may be among the reasons for the increase in the last two years. The EEOC observed that “employees with certain pre-existing mental health conditions, for example, anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder or post-traumatic stress disorder...
Management’s return to the golden rule
Click here to read the full article in The Connecticut Post For the last 40 years, private-sector union membership has collapsed. In 1983, private-sector union membership stood at more than 20 percent. By 2021, that rate had dwindled to just 6.3 percent. Today, that...
