Maritime Law Could Provide Recovery For Workplace Harassment At Sea
Last updated: July 18, 2024
Working at sea is dangerous. It is an environment where injuries can occur in seconds. Because of this danger, individual seamen attached to a ship’s crew have access to specific legal remedies for injuries. These include maintenance, cure, and unearned wages (“maintenance and cure”);...
Peg Sheahan Named Lawyer Of The Year, Employment Law-Individuals
Congratulations to Peg Sheahan for being voted 2018 Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers, in the Employment Law-Individuals category for the New Haven Metro Area.
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Supreme Court Declares Exemptions To FLSA No Longer Narrowly Construed Against The Employer
Owners of car dealerships around the country are celebrating the Supreme Court’s ruling in Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro, No. 16-1362. The question before the Court was whether service advisors, are exempt from receiving overtime compensation under 29 U.S.C. § 213(b)(10)(A) of the Fair Labor Standards Act.The exemption covers...
Quick Reminder
Employers with 100 or more employees, and federal government direct, or first tier sub, contractors with 50 or more employees are required to file EEO-1 reports by March 31,2018.
An EEO-1 report states the number of employees by race, national origin and sex in various categories of jobs. The...
The Times They Are A-Changin’: CT Lawmakers Propose Overhaul Of State Sexual Harassment And Sexual Assault Laws
There is no question that in the wake of the recent scandals in Hollywood and corporate America, as well as the evolution of the ‘me too’ movement, the issue of sexual harassment and sexual assault in the workplace has come to the forefront of American politics. Lawmakers on both sides of the...
Second Circuit Expands Title VII Protections To Gender Orientation
Ever since President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law and outlawed employment discrimination under Title VII of the Act, courts have steadily increased employee protections. Under Title VII, employers cannot discriminate against employees based on their race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Since its passage, Title VII...
Confidentiality Provisions In Sex Harassment Settlements
Since reports of hideous misbehavior by film producer Harvey Weinstein started dominating headlines last Fall, virtually every industry has been affected by the avalanche of attention currently given to sexual harassment in the workplace.
Some legislative proposals would ban confidentiality provisions in settlement agreements entered with sexual harassment accusers...
Mary Poppins And The FLSA
One of the all-time great movies is Disney’s Mary Poppins. In the film, Julie Andrews plays the title character Mary Poppins, a nanny living with the dysfunctional Banks family in London, England. Mary Poppins’ job is to watch over the Banks’ two children, Michael and Jane, but by the end of the...
Parental Leave Policies: Mothers And Fathers Must Be Treated Equally
As more and more women choose to continue their careers while raising children, and the increasing costs of living require dual income households, many employers now offer paid parental leave and flexible work arrangements. This is a move that should be celebrated by employees and employers alike. However, in drafting parental leave...
DOL Extends Public Comment Period On Pool Tipping To February 5, 2018
The U.S. Department of Labor seeks to rollback Obama era restrictions on employers related to the pooling of tips under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The DOL’s Notice of Proposed Rule Making published on December 5, 2017, gave the public until January 4, 2018 to publically comment on the proposed rules. Pressured...