The Connecticut Supreme Court recently held that continued employment may constitute sufficient consideration for noncompete agreements under Connecticut law, but left unclear the parameters of that holding....more
On May 21, 2024, Governor Ned Lamont signed into law a bill that creates sweeping changes to Connecticut’s Paid Sick Leave Law, Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-57r, et seq. (the “Amendments”). The Amendments will greatly expand the...more
The Connecticut Department of Labor recently issued non-binding guidance regarding Public Act 21-30, “An Act Concerning the Disclosure of Salary Range for a Vacant Position” (“Act”). The Act went into effect on October 1,...more
12/8/2021
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On July 13, 2021, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law Public Act 21-189, An Act Requiring Employers to Recall Certain Laid-Off Workers in Order of Seniority (the “Act”), which requires hotels, lodging houses, food...more
On June 23, 2021, Governor Lamont signed Senate Bill 1202, a special session bill implementing the state budget for fiscal years 2022 and 2023. Included in the 837-page bill is a requirement for employers to provide...more
On June 24, 2021, Governor Ned Lamont signed Public Act 21-69, An Act Deterring Age Discrimination in Employment Applications (“Act”), which prohibits employers, or employers’ agents, from requesting or requiring a...more
On June 7, 2021, Governor Ned Lamont signed Public Act 21-30, an “Act Concerning the Disclosure of Salary Range for a Vacant Position” (“Act”), which expands upon measures already in place in Connecticut to address pay...more
In 2019, the Connecticut legislature passed sweeping changes to the state’s existing Family and Medical Leave Act, about which we previously reported here. One of the most significant changes is that beginning in 2022,...more
At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Ned Lamont declared a public health and civil preparedness emergency in Connecticut. In connection with this declaration, Governor Lamont has issued numerous Executive Orders...more
The Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (“CHRO”) recently extended the deadline for employers to provide sexual harassment training for their employees, from October 1, 2020, to January 1, 2021, due to...more
On July 24, 2020, Connecticut Governor Lamont issued Executive Order JJJ (“E.O. JJJ”), which creates a presumption that employees who contracted COVID-19 in the early days of the pandemic contracted it at work and are...more
On June 7, 2020, Governor Lamont issued Sector Rules that Connecticut businesses must follow in order to open during Phase 2 of the state’s reopening plan....more
On April 30, 2020, Governor Ned Lamont released a four-stage plan to reopen business in Connecticut when the following conditions were met: (1) sustained 14-day decline in hospitalizations; (2) adequate testing capacity; (3)...more
6/3/2020
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Workplace Safety
Effective April 17, 2020, the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) significantly revised its recently issued Safe Workplace Rules for Essential Employers (the “Rules”)....more
On April 7, 2019, Governor Lamont issued Executive Order 7V (“Order 7V”), requiring that “[e]very workplace in the State of Connecticut shall take additional protective measures to reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19...more
The Connecticut Department of Labor issued guidance entitled “Frequently Asked Questions About Coronavirus (COVID-19) For Workers and Employers” (last updated on March 20, 2020 (the “Guidance”). ...more
Public Act No. 19-25, entitled “An Act Concerning Paid Family and Medical Leave” (“Act”), which Governor Ned Lamont signed this summer, makes a number of significant changes to Connecticut’s existing Family and Medical Leave...more
In accordance with the Act Combatting Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment (“Act”), which was signed into law by Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont and became effective on October 1, 2019 (also referred to as the “Time’s Up...more
On June 18, 2019, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law “An Act Combatting Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment” (“Act”),[1] which includes a number of significant changes to not only Connecticut’s sexual harassment...more