The following is a brief description of acts that were passed during the 2024 Session of the Connecticut General Assembly that may be of interest to Connecticut school leaders. ...more
8/22/2024
/ Connecticut ,
Education Reform ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employee Benefits ,
General Assembly ,
New Amendments ,
New Regulations ,
Public Employees ,
Public Schools ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Special Education ,
Students ,
Teachers ,
Wage and Hour
Last year, the Connecticut General Assembly passed significant revisions to the school climate and bullying requirements, via Public Act 23-167 as we explored at length in a prior posting. ...more
Clients sometimes include me on communications merely to protect themselves from Connecticut’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), believing that anything sent to me is automatically covered by the attorney-client...more
The 2024 Regular Session of the Connecticut General Assembly just concluded on May 8, 2024. As we have consistently done every year, our firm will be publishing in these pages our annual summaries of legislation affecting...more
The 2024 Regular Session of the Connecticut General Assembly, which concluded on May 8, 2024, was not especially prolific in terms of the volume of labor and employment related bills passed. ...more
5/17/2024
/ Connecticut ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
General Assembly ,
Labor Reform ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
One of the many worries that I have as a school attorney is when school board members use their e-mail account to discuss board business. As you may know, such conduct can run afoul of Connecticut’s Freedom of Information...more
At its March 7, 2024 meeting, the Connecticut General Assembly’s Labor and Public Employees Committee began the process of approving bills. The following is a brief summary of the bills that the Committee has voted favorably...more
3/20/2024
/ Connecticut ,
Employee Benefits ,
General Assembly ,
Medical Leave ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
OSHA ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Pending Legislation ,
Public Employees ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Retirement Plan ,
State Labor Laws ,
Unemployment Benefits
Congratulations on your election to the board of education and thank you for volunteering your time to your community. As you begin to embark on your board journey you will unfortunately, find that way too much of your time...more
As the summer (and your vacation) becomes a distant memory, and the days get shorter and colder, I’ll bet you have had passing thoughts about changes to Connecticut’s Freedom of Information Act’s (“FOIA”), especially in light...more
11/7/2023
/ Administrative Exemption ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
FOIA ,
Notice Requirements ,
Open Records ,
Public Access Laws ,
Public Comment ,
Public Employees ,
Public Meetings ,
Public Records ,
Request For Information ,
School Boards ,
School Districts
During the 2023 session of the Connecticut General Assembly, one of the bills that was enacted was Public Act 23-101 ("An Act Concerning The Mental, Physical And Emotional Wellness Of Children"). Despite its name, the Act...more
During the 2023 session of the Connecticut General Assembly, one of the bills that was enacted was Public Act 23-101 (“An Act Concerning The Mental, Physical And Emotional Wellness Of Children“). Despite its name, the Act...more
To follow-up on our annual School Law legislative update, over the next few weeks we will be highlighting and analyzing the most important developments from this year’s session of the General Assembly that Connecticut K-12...more
8/22/2023
/ Charter Schools ,
Connecticut ,
Disabled Children ,
Education Reform ,
Educational Institutions ,
General Assembly ,
Public Schools ,
School Districts ,
Section 504 ,
Special Education ,
Students
Last week Pullman & Comley released its annual comprehensive summary of legislation affecting Connecticut schools. Included here is our initial take on the key policy and procedural impacts as a result of this year’s...more
8/15/2023
/ Bullying ,
Connecticut ,
Educational Institutions ,
Expulsion ,
General Assembly ,
Harassment ,
Libraries ,
Policies and Procedures ,
School Districts ,
School Suspension ,
Special Education ,
Students ,
Teachers ,
Title IX
We wrote in June about employment-related legislation from the 2023 Regular Session of the Connecticut General Assembly, in the immediate aftermath of the conclusion of the session. Now That They Are Finished: Developments...more
8/10/2023
/ Connecticut ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employees ,
General Assembly ,
Labor Disputes ,
Labor Reform ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Non-Discrimination Rules ,
Retirement ,
Sick Leave ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
The 2023 Regular Session of the Connecticut General Assembly concluded on June 7, 2023. The following is a brief description of acts that were passed by the General Assembly that may be of interest to Connecticut’s K-12...more
The 2023 Regular Session of the Connecticut General Assembly, which concluded on June 7, 2023, was not as groundbreaking as other recent legislative sessions, Many far-reaching bills that emerged from committee were not...more
6/19/2023
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Employee Benefits ,
General Assembly ,
Health Insurance ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Disputes ,
Labor Reform ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Workers' Compensation Claim
We have written about the General Assembly’s Labor and Public Employees Committee’s final flurry of activity approving and advancing bills out of committee. In addition to the bills that we have already summarized, here is a...more
4/24/2023
/ Connecticut ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Definition ,
General Assembly ,
Labor Reform ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Retirement ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Unemployment Benefits ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workers' Compensation Claim
We have posted two previous articles about the General Assembly’s Labor and Public Employees Committee’s final flurry of activity approving and advancing bills out of committee. In addition to the bills that we have already...more
4/21/2023
/ Apprenticeships ,
Connecticut ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
General Assembly ,
Labor Reform ,
Premium Pay ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Public Employees ,
Public Employers ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
State Labor Laws ,
Teachers ,
Tribal Governments ,
Unemployment Benefits ,
Wage and Hour
We have written about the General Assembly’s Labor and Public Employees Committee’s final flurry of activity of approving and advancing bills out of committee. In addition to the bills that we have already summarized, here...more
4/19/2023
/ Connecticut ,
Delivery Drivers ,
Discrimination ,
General Assembly ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Reform ,
Minimum Wage ,
Public Employees ,
Public Employers ,
Ridesharing ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage Theft
Following its initial action, see Latest Developments from the Connecticut General Assembly: The Labor and Public Employees Committee Begins to Speak, the General Assembly’s Labor and Public Employees Committee likely...more
4/17/2023
/ Connecticut ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
General Assembly ,
Labor Disputes ,
Labor Reform ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Public Employees ,
Sick Leave ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
At its March 10, 2023 meeting, the General Assembly’s Education Committee began the process of approving bills. The following is a brief summary of the bills that the Committee voted favorably on and advanced out of...more
3/14/2023
/ Connecticut ,
Department of Education ,
Education Reform ,
Educational Institutions ,
Financial Literacy ,
General Assembly ,
Law Enforcement ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
School Lunch Programs ,
Special Education ,
Students
At its February 28, 2023 meeting, the General Assembly’s Labor and Public Employees Committee began the process of approving bills. The following is a brief summary of the bills that the Committee voted favorably on and...more
On January 4, 2023, the 2023 session of the Connecticut General Assembly began. The session is scheduled to adjourn on June 7, 2023. Numerous proposed bills affecting Connecticut employers and employees will be unleashed...more
1/31/2023
/ Compensation & Benefits ,
Connecticut ,
Disability Benefits ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Labor Reform ,
Pensions ,
Public Hearing ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Retirement ,
State Labor Laws ,
Unemployment Benefits ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workers Compensation Awards
Often times, when facing voluminous requests for records under Connecticut’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), clients will simply ask me: “How long do we have to comply?” There is no simple answer, but here are some...more
Our firm had previously published alerts/posts on education and employment legislation that was enacted during the 2022 Regular Session of the Connecticut General Assembly. The following is a brief description of acts that...more