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Donald Anderson

U.S. Supreme Court Confirms that Employers Are Not Subject to Heightened Standard in Proving Compliance with Federal Overtime and Minimum-Wage Rules

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) has been a source of stress for employers since its passage in 1938. It establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping and youth employment standards affecting employees in the private… more

Appeals, Clear and Convincing Evidence, Employees, Employment Litigation, Exempt-Employees

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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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Isabelle Bibet-Kalinyak

Immigration Enforcement Actions and Compliance – Best Practices for Employers

Through a series of sweeping executive orders, the Trump Administration has launched a systematic overhaul of U.S. immigration policy. The Administration’s prioritization of immigration enforcement will likely impact employers… more

Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Employee Rights, Employees, Employer Liability Issues, Enforcement Actions

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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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Kimberly Catala

The Newest Wage Hour Risk in Connecticut: Election Poll Workers

A new Connecticut law went into effect this year creating early voting procedures for the first time in Connecticut. The law, Connecticut General Statutes § 9-163aa, provides that before each election, a period of early voting… more

Connecticut, Department of Labor (DOL), Employees, Employer Liability Issues, Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

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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

Federal Court Decision Reshapes ACA Enforcement by HHS and IRS

The recent federal district court decision in Faulk Company, Inc. v. Xavier Becerra, et al., No. 24-cv-00609-P (N.D. Tex. 2025) significantly alters the primary mechanism used by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services… more

Affordable Care Act, Appeals, Compensation & Benefits, Corporate Counsel, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

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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 Update to our Wage Alert Regarding the DOL’s Final Rule Increasing the Salary Level for the Executive, Administrative and Professional Exemptions

In November, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas blocked the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) final rule discussed below. See Texas v. U.S. Dep’t of Lab., No. 4:24-CV-468-SDJ, 2024 WL 4806268 (E.D. Tex… 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

Retirement Plan Update – Forfeitures are New Focus of Fiduciary Breach Litigation

Many employer-sponsored defined contributions plans, including 401(k) profit sharing plans and money purchase pension plans include a vesting schedule – a period over which a plan participant earns a nonforfeitable right to the… more

401k, Benefit Plan Sponsors, Breach of Duty, Compensation & Benefits, Corporate Counsel

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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

ICYMI: Federal Court Clarifies Employee Rights to Workplace Accommodation under the ADA

Take note, employers: if your decision to accommodate a qualified employee with a disability is solely based on necessity, you may be inviting unnecessary legal exposure… more

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Appeals, Disability Discrimination, Educational Institutions, Employee Rights

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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

Immigration Enforcement Actions and Compliance – Best Practices for Employers

Through a series of sweeping executive orders, the Trump Administration has launched a systematic overhaul of U.S. immigration policy. The Administration’s prioritization of immigration enforcement will likely impact employers… more

Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Employee Rights, Employees, Employer Liability Issues, Enforcement Actions

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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

Immigration Enforcement Actions and Compliance – Best Practices for Employers

Through a series of sweeping executive orders, the Trump Administration has launched a systematic overhaul of U.S. immigration policy. The Administration’s prioritization of immigration enforcement will likely impact employers… more

Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Employee Rights, Employees, Employer Liability Issues, Enforcement Actions

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Stephen Sedor

Does Connecticut’s Expanded Paid Sick Leave Law Apply to Public-Sector Employers?

Statutory definition does not reference municipalities, boards of education or political subdivisions, leaving room for interpretation under Public Act 24-8 Arguably the most significant labor and employment development arising… more

Board of Education, Connecticut, Employee Benefits, Employees, Employer Liability Issues

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Mark Sommaruga

An Overview of Legislation Affecting Employers Passed by the 2025 Session of the Connecticut General Assembly

The 2025 Regular Session of the Connecticut General Assembly, which concluded on June 4, 2025, was not especially prolific in terms of the volume of labor-and employment-related bills passed… more

Compensation & Benefits, Connecticut, Educational Institutions, Employee Benefits, Employee Rights

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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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