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
Employers in Connecticut need to be aware that Connecticut law makes the free speech provisions of both the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and those of the Connecticut Constitution applicable to...more
2/2/2023
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On July 12, 2022, the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) quietly updated its Q&A instructing employers as to when they may require an employee to undergo COVID-19 viral testing (i.e., a test, such as an...more
During the last legislative session, several new laws were passed that affect employers. A few of them go into effect on Friday, October 1, 2021. If you have not started preparing for them, now is the time....more
9/29/2021
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As we have discussed previously, Governor Lamont’s original Executive Order 13D mandating COVID-19 vaccination for most school employees raised numerous questions. In what appears to be an attempt to address the many...more
9/14/2021
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Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
In the next installment of what appears to be the ever-moving target of mandatory vaccinations for Connecticut school employees, the Governor issued Executive Order 13D (the “Order”) delineating the state’s requirements for...more
8/25/2021
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Public Schools ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
State Contractors ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
In what is believed to be the first court decision on the issue of mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations, the U.S. District Court for Southern Texas upheld a hospital’s policy requiring that all of its employees must be vaccinated...more
Friday (May 28, 2021), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued its long-awaited Guidance on mandatory vaccinations in the workplace. In the new Guidance, the EEOC answers many questions about when...more
6/1/2021
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On September 8, 2020, the EEOC once again updated its guidance on the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and the Coronavirus pandemic. EEOC Updated Guidance. The new document, through a question and answer format,...more
As more and more businesses are opening back up under restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the EEOC has, yet again, weighed in to ensure that businesses do not discriminate against employees. ...more
As the country begins a phased reopening of businesses, federal, state, and local agencies continue to issue updated information about returning to work during the COVID-19 pandemic....more
Under Connecticut’s “Time’s Up Act,” all employers with three or more employees must provide a minimum of two hours of sexual harassment prevention training to all employees prior to October 1, 2020, or within six months of...more
As the country starts discussing the possibility of businesses reopening, the EEOC has, again, updated its guidance on COVID-19 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”.) This third installment focuses heavily on...more
The EEOC has, yet again, revised its guidance on the ADA and the Coronavirus in the workplace. In an expanded Q&A, the EEOC provides further guidance designed to protect employees’ medical information and prevent...more
Since Connecticut passed the Palliative Use of Marijuana Act (“PUMA”), employers have struggled with how to apply its anti-discrimination provisions in various workplace situations. This is especially confusing given that the...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (which includes Connecticut) recently revisited the question of when an unpaid intern is actually an intern, as opposed to an employee. This time, the Court focused on whether...more