Alter egos are all the rage right now with The Avengers well on its way to becoming one of the most popular movies of all time.
Hearing about a new case out of the Second Circuit, it would be easy to conclude the Court was…more
Recently, I had the opportunity to meet with some people from Amazon.com at their headquarters in Seattle as part of my work with the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Technology & Information Systems (let’s just…more
I had the opportunity to speak today at Wesfacca’s Day of Social Media program. If you’re looking for great information as an in house counsel, I would strongly recommend ordering the CLE materials.
There were a number of…more
In This Spring 2012 Issue:
Surgical Resident's Suit Fails; Healthcare Reform Impact Noted; New Hospital Affiliation Announced; Impact of Financial Incentives; and, Why Hospital-Owned Medical Groups Lose Money.
Excerpt…more
Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. – Ferris Bueller
Well, did you miss it?
Just as people were settling down to the NLRB’s new speedy election rules this…more
The Connecticut Appellate Court released three significant employment law decisions on Monday — one of the busiest days in recent memory for the court.
For employers, the cases are a mixed bag but do provide some useful…more
With statistics from the CHRO lacking, it’s hard to get a judge on whether claims of discrimination in Connecticut are rising or falling.
The EEOC released new statistics this week, however that shed a little bit of light…more
The General Assembly finished its business for 2012 last night and although there was a last minute flurry of legislation, several bills that had been tracked by many employers came up short.
•Senate Bill 79, which passed…more
In one of the most significant employment law cases decided by the Connecticut Supreme Court in recent years, the Court unanimously ruled earlier this month that an employee’s free speech rights in the private workplace do not…more
The General Assembly over the weekend passed a comprehensive bill that permits individuals to use marijuana for palliative purposes. The bill is expected to be signed by the Governor this month.
Besides just permitting…more
Back in 2010, at the same time the U.S. Department of Labor was making a big publicity push on its interpretation of rules regarding unpaid interns, the New York Times ran piece noting how employers were skirting the law when it…more
Those who follow the renewable energy industry in Connecticut have been eagerly awaiting the issuance of the requests for proposal (RFPs) for the zero emission and low emission renewable energy credit programs authorized by…more
he Connecticut Supreme Court, in a decision that will be officially released on May 15, 2012, today ruled unanimously that Connecticut’s anti-discrimination laws implicitly create a claim for hostile work environment based on an…more
In This Issue:
- 2012 Revaluations Loom
- Not All Comparables Are Equal
- The Bubble Returns?
- Odd Tax Exemption Case Decided
Excerpt from 2012 Revaluations Loom
The western Connecticut communities of…more
My colleague, Mick Lavelle, has this post on a topic that few know about and even fewer understand: The Fluctuating Work Week. For more background on the subject, I’ve talked about it in earlier posts here and here…more
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