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Thoughts on Employee Discipline and Termination

We’ve written often about the challenges of owning and/or running a business. It’s not a job for the faint of heart. Perhaps the greatest challenge revolves around managing a workforce.... read more →
  • December 16, 2016
  • Kainen, Escalera & McHale
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Attorneys at the Employment and Labor Law Firm of Kainen, Escalera & McHale Receive Top Honors

Kainen, Escalera & McHale, P.C. is a Connecticut law firm that focuses on private and public sector labor and employment law and litigation issues and education-related matters on behalf of... read more →
  • November 11, 2016
  • Kainen, Escalera & McHale
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Big Data Can Mean Big Legal Risks to HR Departments

Big Data. You’ve probably heard the term – but just what does it mean? Big data is a term that describes the large volume of data – both structured and... read more →
  • October 28, 2016
  • Kainen, Escalera & McHale
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Don’t Run Afoul of Pay Equity Laws: Being Proactive Now May Save You Later

Pay equity is a topic of growing importance – made even more important by new pay equity laws in states like California, Massachusetts and New York. Yes – Several states... read more →
  • August 26, 2016
  • Kainen, Escalera & McHale
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Constructive Discharge. What Is It? And What It Means For Employers

Constructive discharge – also referred to as constructive termination, is essentially a claim of wrongful termination. A wrongful constructive dismissal occurs when, instead of firing an employee, the employer makes working conditions so intolerable that... read more →
  • July 22, 2016
  • Kainen, Escalera & McHale
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Employer-Provided Leave As An Accommodation For Disabled Employees

  Are you an employer confused about when you may need to provide leave to a disabled employee as a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? You... read more →
  • June 10, 2016
  • Kainen, Escalera & McHale
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Tips for Handling Complaints Against Employees

Whether you run a large global operation or a small business, if you have employees, you are bound to encounter instances when one employee complains about another – or when... read more →
  • June 3, 2016
  • Kainen, Escalera & McHale
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Overtime Rules Change in a Big Way…

The U.S. Labor Department has now made official something that has been in the works since 2014 – significant changes to the rules for determining which workers are eligible for... read more →
  • May 26, 2016
  • Kainen, Escalera & McHale
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What’s Your Chance of Facing an Employee Lawsuit? It’s Higher Than You Think.

A recent study by liability insurer Hiscox finds that U.S.-based small and medium sized businesses face an almost 12 percent chance (and rising) that they’ll be hit with an employment claim... read more →
  • April 15, 2016
  • Kainen, Escalera & McHale
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Problem Employees – A Manager’s Nightmare

According to a variety of sources, 20% of employees at any time may qualify as problem employees. Sadly for many managers, those “problems” can take up to 80% of the... read more →
  • March 24, 2016
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