Introduction -
Many employers are hopeful that a vaccine for COVID-19 will be the silver bullet that will enable employers to return to some semblance of a pre-COVID workplace. Assuming a vaccine is developed, can an...more
9/18/2020
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Free Speech ,
Infectious Diseases ,
NLRA ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Title VII ,
Vaccinations
As the National Labor Relations Board moves toward resuming manual elections during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Board’s Final Election Protection Rule will take effect on July 31, 2020. The Board’s Notice of Proposed...more
After months of permitting almost exclusively mail ballot elections due to concerns surrounding the spread of COVID-19, the National Labor Relations Board released “suggested” protocols on July 6, 2020 for holding manual...more
On Saturday, May 30, 2020, one day before the effective date of the National Labor Relations Board’s Final Rule on Representation Case Procedures, a judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a...more
In the past several days, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has taken several steps to adjust its operations in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the nation....more
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic gripping the nation, Governors Andrew Cuomo (NY), Phil Murphy (NJ) and Ned Lamont (CT) have mandated that all non-essential businesses cease operations and/or have the majority, if not...more
In Valley Hospital Medical Center, Inc. d/b/a Valley Hospital Medical Center, 368 NLRB No. 139 (2019), the National Labor Relations Board reversed yet another decision issued during the prior administration, and returned to...more
12/24/2019
/ Bethlehem Steel ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Contract Negotiations ,
Contract Terms ,
Dues Checkoff ,
Employee Contributions ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Statutory Requirements ,
Union Dues ,
Unions
On December 13, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) issued a new Final Rule amending its procedures for union elections and scaling back the Obama–era “quickie election” rules. To be clear, the Final Rule does...more
On August 9, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (Board) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing three amendments to the representation election regulations contained in 29 CFR Part 103. The first...more
8/13/2019
/ Collective Bargaining ,
Construction Industry ,
Employee Rights ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Labor Regulations ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRB ,
Notice Requirements ,
NPRM ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
Union Elections ,
Union Representatives ,
Unions
In a 3-1 decision, the National Labor Relations Board (Board) in Johnson Controls, Inc., 368 NLRB No. 20 (July 3, 2019), adopted a new standard that applies to an employer’s anticipatory withdrawal of union recognition, and...more
On June 18, 2019, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed Substitute Senate Bill 3, publicly known as the “Time’s Up” bill and identified as Public Act 19-16....more
6/20/2019
/ #MeToo ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Corporate Culture ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Harassment ,
Hostile Environment ,
New Legislation ,
Risk Management ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws
Connecticut continues to add to its roster of employee-friendly laws, leaving businesses throughout the state to figure out how best to address the resulting changes. The legislative session closed on June 5, 2019, with laws...more
6/14/2019
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Employee Contributions ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Pending Legislation ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules
As we move deeper into the 2019 legislative season, the Connecticut General Assembly is considering several proposed bills in the state House and Senate that—if enacted—would affect employers in significant ways. ...more
3/26/2019
/ Breastfeeding ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medical Leave ,
Minimum Wage ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules
On June 7, 2016, Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy signed into law a new statute authorizing employers to use payroll cards to pay employees. Previously, the Connecticut Department of Labor's position was such cards were...more
On June 23, 2015, Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy signed into law a new statute that imposes double damages on employers who fail to pay an employee minimum wage or overtime. With one exception, the new law requires a...more
On June 22, 2015, Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy signed into law a new statute that extends workplace harassment, discrimination and retaliation protection to unpaid interns. Historically, it was unclear whether an...more
6/25/2015
/ Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Commission on Human Rights ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Fair Employment Practices Act ,
Harassment ,
Internships ,
Race Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Unpaid Interns ,
Wage and Hour
On June 30, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Illinois law that required homecare providers for Medicaid recipients to pay fees to a union. In Harris v. Quinn, the Court held that compulsory union agency fees imposed on...more
7/15/2014
/ Collective Bargaining ,
Conflicts of Laws ,
First Amendment ,
Harris v Quinn ,
Home Health Care ,
Medicaid ,
Public Employees ,
Right to Work ,
SCOTUS ,
Union Dues ,
Union Security Clauses ,
Unions
Connecticut recently made several important revisions to its paid sick leave law in response to requests by businesses for clarification of the law’s requirements. On June 6, 2014, Governor Dannel P. Malloy signed into law...more