A “supervisor,” for purposes of a Connecticut state hostile work environment claim, is an employee who is empowered by an employer to take tangible employment actions, the Connecticut Supreme Court recently held in O’Reggio...more
8/6/2024
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Commission on Human Rights ,
CT Supreme Court ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Hostile Environment ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Internal Investigations ,
Race Discrimination ,
Supervisors ,
Title VII ,
Vicarious Liability
The Connecticut Appellate Court recently ruled that a septuagenarian teacher’s claims that she was forced to resign because of age discrimination were untimely. The ruling distinguishes Connecticut law from a 2016 Supreme...more
3/8/2024
/ Age Discrimination ,
Breach of Contract ,
CHRO ,
Claims Limitations Period ,
Constructive Discharge ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Resignation ,
SCOTUS ,
State Labor Laws ,
State Law Claims ,
Title VII
On March 6, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit decided Fox v. Costco Wholesale Corporation, eliminating any uncertainty concerning whether an employee can assert a hostile work environment claim under the...more
In Boutillier v. Hartford Public Schools, No. 3:13-CV-01303-WWE (November 17, 2016), a Connecticut district court held that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on an individual’s sexual...more