Governor Ned Lamont recently issued Executive Order JJJ stating that employees who contracted COVID-19 in the early days of the pandemic can be presumed to have contracted it at work... read more →
Governmental guidance for employers continues to evolve and change on a daily basis. Some recent developments should be of particular interest to Connecticut employers. Travelers coming to Connecticut may avoid or... read more →
In early August, the President announced he was signing a number of executive orders designed to bring relief to American's suffering through negative impacts from the pandemic. Actually, three weren't... read more →
With all the attention a small outbreak of measles in the U.S. has caused, a number of employers are asking if they’re permitted by law to require their employees to... read more →
Small businesses in Connecticut now face a new challenge. The State House and Senate has passed and Governor Lamont has signed new legislation altering Connecticut’s Family and Medical Leave Act... read more →
All Connecticut employers are reporting challenges in finding employees to fill open positions. This fact is particularly true for so-called blue collar workers. Just what is a blue collar worker?... read more →
In the last several years, there’s been an increasing trend among employers in Connecticut and elsewhere to require low wage workers to sign non-competes. These agreements limit the ability of... read more →
Franchises and small contractors are often small, cash-starved enterprises, making it difficult for disgruntled employees to recover their losses in wage disputes. This fact led to an Obama era labor... read more →
Time for an update on the progress of family and medical leave bills pending in the Connecticut legislature. Last week – two bills meant to extend paid family and medical... read more →
Relatively low unemployment rates are a blessing and a challenge. For Connecticut employers, low unemployment rates make it increasingly difficult to find suitable candidates to fill critical positions. Sometimes hot... read more →