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
News 8: Known Your Rights In The Workplace: Attorney Answers Questions Regarding Employee Rights Amid Coronavirus Concerns
Known your rights in the workplace: attorney answers questions regarding employee rights amid coronavirus concerns
Connecticut Post: Worker Rights Questions Loom As COVID-19 Continues Spread
Worker rights questions loom as COVID-19 continues spread
Wage Laws for Tipped Employees
State and federal wage laws have different rules for tipped employees compared to non-tipped employees. Workers who work in jobs that traditionally receive tips should know their rights under the wage laws to ensure they receive the full compensation due to them from their employers.
Understanding Federal and...News 8’S Rich Coppola Sat Down With Attorney Gary Phelan
Known Your Rights in the Workplace: Attorney Answers Questions Regarding Employee Rights Amid Coronavirus Concerns
An Over-40 Employee, A Severance Agreement And Liability
Because every situation is unique, an employer should tailor a severance agreement to the particular employee leaving the company.
The employer should be especially mindful of following the requirements for a departing employee who is 40 or older, or risk facing a lawsuit.
The severance...Is A Hairstyle Policy Against The Law In Connecticut?
As a professional operation with a brand to protect, businesses sometimes have image-related policies that extend beyond a dress code to physical appearance for their employees. To many employers, this seems like a completely reasonable policy, especially in customer-facing environments. However, many employees disagree.
Hair Discrimination Legislation Across...Chief Justice John Roberts’ S “OK, Boomer” Quip During Oral Argument Of An Age Discrimination Case
The House of Representatives passed a bill that would change the burden of proof in age discrimination cases brought against private employers under federal law. Since a 2009 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, to prevail in an Age Discrimination in Employment Act case against a non-government employer, the plaintiff has had to prove...