The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has rejected an employee’s claim that he was unlawfully discriminated against based on religion after he refused to attend mandatory LGBTQ anti-discrimination trainings. In...more
3/17/2023
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Bias ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employee Training ,
Employees ,
Employment Litigation ,
Hiring & Firing ,
LGBTQ ,
Religious Discrimination ,
School Districts
During the past few years, employers have seen efforts to restrict the use of confidentiality and nondisparagement provisions in severance agreements at both the state and federal levels. The National Labor Relations Board...more
2/28/2023
/ Confidentiality Agreements ,
Contract Terms ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Reform ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Non-Disparagement Provisions ,
Section 7 ,
Severance Agreements
Over the past several years, Connecticut’s legislature has enacted some significant employment laws that have re-shaped the workplace and posed new challenges for Connecticut employers. The 2023 legislative session that began...more
2/13/2023
/ Connecticut ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Ads ,
Labor Reform ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Transparency ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour