CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY (CARES) ACT
The CARES Act, passed on March 27th, affects employment through its extraordinary effect on Unemployment Compensation. The new law is “Phase 3” of Congress’s overall Coronavirus response, following first, an $8.3B act funding research and development of a vaccine, and...
Speaking Up About COVID-19 — The Risks And Your Rights
Speaking up about COVID-19 — the risks and your rights
How Will 2020 FLSA Changes Impact You?
New provisions to the Fair Labor Standards Act took effect on January 1, 2020. The changes update how the law categorizes exempt employees, who do not receive overtime. The 2020 changes supersede proposed rules from 2016 that did not take effect. In fact, this is the first change to FLSA...
42 U.S.C. § 1981 CLAIMS NOW HAVE A “BUT-FOR” CAUSATION STANDARD
On March 23rd, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Comcast Corp. v. National Assoc. of African-American-Owned Media, et al., 2020 WL 1325816 (U.S.). The Court’s decision in Comcast addresses the issue of causation under a race-based 42 U.S.C....
FAMILIES DO COME FIRST: NEW FEDERAL LAW PROVIDES PAID LEAVE TO WORKING PARENTS MANAGING THE VIRTUAL OFFICE AND VIRTUAL CLASSROOM
As employers and employees navigate the new COVID-19 virtual workplace, perhaps the hardest hit are those working parents now forced to manage the demands of a workday, as well as the demands of children who are home and adjusting to their new virtual classroom. As a working mother on the front-lines of...
TEN IMPORTANT LEGAL QUESTIONS FOR CT EMPLOYERS IN THE TIME OF COVID-19
This unprecedented pandemic and governmental response to it poses a wide variety of questions for employers trying to be good corporate citizens, take care of their staff, keep their enterprises afloat and comply with a fast-changing array of legal obligations. Here I’ve tried to provide guidance on some of the questions that...
MARKET MATTERS: Time’s Almost Up — Mandated Sexual Harassment Training Deadline Looms For CT Businesses
With the media focused on Harvey Weinstein’s trial and conviction, we are seeing firsthand the reverberating impact of the #MeToo movement. It should serve as a reminder that Connecticut has a new law with a looming deadline for businesses to...
Connecticut News 12 – Attorney Gives Advice To Employees, Employers Affected By COVID-19
Attorney gives advice to employees, employers affected by COVID-19