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Morris Banks

Alert: Estate Planning for Digital Assets

Do you have a personal laptop computer, iPad, iPhone or other personal electronic device requiring an access password? Who, besides you, has that information? If something happens to you, how will your information be…more

Digital Assets, Estate Planning, Mobile Devices, Passwords

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Margaret Bartiromo

Reminder: CT Employers Must Allow Time Off to Vote

Election Day is November 8 this year. Connecticut employers should be aware that a statute passed in 2021 requires them to provide their employees with two hours of unpaid time off to vote during the hours of 6:00 am and 8:00…more

Connecticut, Employee Rights, Employer Liability Issues, Employment Policies, Federal Elections

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Megan Youngling Carannante

Reduce Your Risk of Employment Claims in 2023 - Tips #3 and #4

This is the second installment in our series, 10 Tips to Reduce Risk of Employment Claims in 2023. Each tip will discuss an issue our Labor & Employment Practice saw last year, along with suggested action steps that employers…more

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Connecticut, Employee Rights, Employees, Employer Liability Issues

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Stephen Cowherd

Obliging OSHA: How New COVID-19 Guidance Impacts Employers’ Workplace Recordkeeping and Reporting Obligations

The COVID-19 pandemic has wrought a series of profound changes to the American workplace, including the fact that the life-threatening virus has now been added to the list of recordable illnesses for covered employers under…more

Coronavirus/COVID-19, Employer Liability Issues, Health and Safety, Occupational Exposure, OSHA

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Monte Frank

A COVID-19 “WARN-ing” for Employers: The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act Still Applies to Certain Layoffs and Plant Closures

The COVID-19 crisis has already forced many companies to lay off employees, and others will be doing so in the days and weeks ahead. Those companies must consider whether compliance with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining…more

Coronavirus/COVID-19, Covered Employer, Employer Liability Issues, Layoffs, Notice Requirements

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Sharon Kowal Freilich

Extended Time to Amend Tax Qualified Retirement Plans for SECURE 2.0 Act and other Legislation

On December 20, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2024-2 to “provide guidance on discreet issues” concerning the implementation of specific provisions of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0)…more

403(b) Plans, 457(b) Plans, Compensation & Benefits, Employee Benefits, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)

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Andrew Glassman

CDC Modifies Guidance on Isolation and Quarantine

On Monday evening (12/27/21) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) significantly modified its guidance for isolation and quarantine by people with COVID-19. This change in guidance is instructive for employers in…more

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Coronavirus/COVID-19, Employer Liability Issues, Infectious Diseases, New Guidance

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Nancy Hancock

New Massachusetts Non-Compete Law and its Impact on Connecticut Employers

Connecticut companies with employees who work or live in Massachusetts must be aware of a recent Massachusetts law limiting the scope of noncompetition agreements entered into on or after October 1, 2018…more

Employer Liability Issues, Employment Contract, Non-Compete Agreements

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Joshua Hawks-Ladds

Important Wage Alert Regarding the DOL’s Final Rule Increasing the Salary Level for the Executive, Administrative and Professional Exemptions to $844/week ($43,888/year)

Effective July 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor’s new overtime rule took effect throughout the country, except in the state of Texas (where due to ongoing litigation, Texas employees that are employed by the state of Texas…more

Department of Labor (DOL), Employer Liability Issues, Exempt-Employees, Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Federal Labor Laws

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Karen Jeffers

January 1 Brings Big Changes to CT’s Family and Medical Leave Law. Is Your Company Ready?

The Connecticut Family and Medical Leave Act (CT FMLA) generally requires private-sector employers to provide unpaid, job-protected leave to employees for various reasons related to their health, the health of a family member or…more

Employee Benefits, Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Labor Reform, Medical Leave, Paid Family Leave Law

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George Kasper

Reminder: July 31 Is the PCORI Fee Remittance Deadline for Self-Insured Health Plans

Employers that sponsor a self-insured health plans must submit their Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) fees to the Internal Revenue Service by July 31, 2024. Plan sponsors need to calculate their PCORI fee and…more

Employee Benefits, Employer Liability Issues, Filing Deadlines, Health and Welfare Plans, Health Insurance

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Melinda Kaufmann

Connecticut Significantly Expanded Paid Sick Leave for Employees Starting January 1, 2025. Will Your Business be Ready?

The General Assembly significantly expanded Connecticut’s paid sick leave law this term, but the changes do not take effect until January 1, 2025, and then become fully implemented as of January 1, 2027. …more

Connecticut, Employee Benefits, Employees, Employer Liability Issues, General Assembly

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Bianca LoGiurato

FTC Bans Noncompete Agreements for All Workers

On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC” or “Commission”) held an open meeting on noncompetition agreements, at which they voted 3-2 to approve a proposed final Noncompete Rule. The final Rule is a…more

Competition, Confidential Information, Employer Liability Issues, Employment Contract, Federal Labor Laws

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D. Robert Morris

Alert: Estate Planning for Digital Assets

Do you have a personal laptop computer, iPad, iPhone or other personal electronic device requiring an access password? Who, besides you, has that information? If something happens to you, how will your information be…more

Digital Assets, Estate Planning, Mobile Devices, Passwords

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Ryan O'Donnell

Connecticut Restaurant Guidebook 2023 Edition Preview: Part Two CT SEXUAL HARASSMENT 101

This post is part of a series of articles previewing the unique types of information and guidance contained in the Pullman Comley Hospitality Team’s “Connecticut Restaurant Guidebook 2023 Edition.” Available to members of the…more

Connecticut, Employee Training, Employees, Employer Liability Issues, Harassment

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Jonathan Orleans

The Supreme Court Imposes New Obligations on Employers to Accommodate Employees’ Religious Practices

In a case decided last month, the U.S. Supreme Court made it more difficult for employers to deny employees’ requests for accommodations for their religious practices, rejecting the understanding of Title VII (the fundamental…more

Civil Rights Act, De Minimus Doctrine, Employer Liability Issues, Groff v DeJoy, Reasonable Accommodation

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Alan Parker

Alert: Estate Planning for Digital Assets

Do you have a personal laptop computer, iPad, iPhone or other personal electronic device requiring an access password? Who, besides you, has that information? If something happens to you, how will your information be…more

Digital Assets, Estate Planning, Mobile Devices, Passwords

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Maria Rapp

The NLRB Issues a Decision Impacting Non-disparagement and Confidentiality Provisions in Severance Agreements

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently indicated that when drafting severance or general release agreements, employers have to rethink how they use standard non-disparagement and confidentiality clauses. On February…more

Confidentiality Agreements, Contract Terms, Employees, Employer Liability Issues, Employment Litigation

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Richard Robinson

The NLRB’s Challenge To Bridgewater’s Confidentiality Clauses: Its Significance For Employers

The NLRB’s new focus on non-union employment has been well–chronicled here. Employment contract provisions thought to be governed only by state contract law principles are now subject to the federal National Labor Relations Act…more

Confidential Information, Confidentiality Agreements, Corporate Counsel, Employment Contract, NLRA

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Zachary Schurin

Connecticut General Statutes § 31-51q at 40: Emerging Questions for Connecticut’s Employee Free Speech Statute

THE NEW YEAR, 2023, MARKS THE 40TH anniversary of the initial passage of Connecticut General Statutes § 31-51q. Connecticut’s employee free speech protection statute, Section 31-51q, broadly protects both public and…more

Anti-Retaliation Provisions, Connecticut, Employee Rights, Employees, Employer Liability Issues

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Mark Sommaruga

Your Attorney Cannot Always Shield You From the FOIA

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

Attorney-Client Privilege, Case Management, Client Services, Confidential Information, Connecticut

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James Stewart

Alert: Estate Planning for Digital Assets

Do you have a personal laptop computer, iPad, iPhone or other personal electronic device requiring an access password? Who, besides you, has that information? If something happens to you, how will your information be…more

Digital Assets, Estate Planning, Mobile Devices, Passwords

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Karen Wackerman

FTC Proposes Rule Banning Covenants Not to Compete

Our readers have probably seen or heard news reports that on January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) proposed a new federal regulation that would ban non-compete clauses (“noncompetes”) in agreements between…more

Anti-Competitive, Competition, Employer Liability Issues, Employment Contract, Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

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Zachary Zeid

More Than a Remote Possibility: Why Your Remote Out of State Employees May Be Entitled to Federal FMLA Leave

In our post-COVID world, it is common for employers to hire fully remote employees who work out of state. One of the challenges many employers face in this remote-work world is how to address complicated HR issues such as leaves…more

Department of Labor (DOL), Employees, Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Field Assistance Bulletins, New Guidance

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