Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Law

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Firm Profile: Pullman & Comley, LLC
850 Main Street
P.O. Box 7006
Bridgeport, Connecticut 06601-7006, United States
Phone: 203-330-2000
Fax: 203-576-8888
Areas Of Practice
  • Labor & Employment Law
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Other U.S. Locations
  • Connecticut
  • New York
Number of Attorneys
51-99 Attorneys

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
 /  Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law

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
 /  Administrative Law, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law

Adding Enhanced Catch-Up Provisions to Your Retirement Plan

Since 2002, employers have been able to make catch-up salary deferrals to their employees in their 401(k), 403(b), and governmental 457(b) plans beginning in the calendar year in which they turn 50 (the “Age 50 Catch-up”)…more
 /  Finance & Banking, Labor & Employment Law, Taxation

PBGC Updates Premium Rates for 2025

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) insures most private sector (i.e., non-governmental) defined benefit pension plans. The Plan Administrator of each pension plan covered under ERISA is required to annually file…more
 /  Finance & Banking, Insurance, Labor & Employment Law

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
 /  Elections & Politics, Labor & Employment Law, Taxation

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
 /  Labor & Employment Law

Important Wage Alert Regarding the DOL’s Final Rule Increasing the Salary Level for the Executive, Administrative and Professional Exemptions to $844/week ($43,888/year)

Effective July 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor’s new overtime rule took effect throughout the country, except in the state of Texas (where due to ongoing litigation, Texas employees that are employed by the state of Texas…more
 /  Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law

The Current Status of the FTC Rule Banning Noncompete Covenants

Now that the dust has settled on the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) April 23 final rule that might eventually prohibit virtually all employee non-compete agreements (with only extremely limited exceptions), where do things…more
 /  Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law

Reminder: July 31 Is the PCORI Fee Remittance Deadline for Self-Insured Health Plans

Employers that sponsor a self-insured health plans must submit their Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) fees to the Internal Revenue Service by July 31, 2024. Plan sponsors need to calculate their PCORI fee and…more
 /  Labor & Employment Law, Health, Insurance, Taxation

Your Attorney Cannot Always Shield You From the FOIA

Clients sometimes include me on communications merely to protect themselves from Connecticut’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), believing that anything sent to me is automatically covered by the attorney-client…more
 /  Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law

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
 /  Labor & Employment Law

Now That They Are Finished: Developments from the 2024 Session of the Connecticut General Assembly Affecting Employers

The 2024 Regular Session of the Connecticut General Assembly, which concluded on May 8, 2024, was not especially prolific in terms of the volume of labor and employment related bills passed…more
 /  Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation

FTC Bans Noncompete Agreements for All Workers

On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC” or “Commission”) held an open meeting on noncompetition agreements, at which they voted 3-2 to approve a proposed final Noncompete Rule. The final Rule is a…more
 /  Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law

Latest Developments from the 2024 Connecticut General Assembly: The Labor and Public Employees Committee Begins to Speak

At its March 7, 2024 meeting, the Connecticut General Assembly’s Labor and Public Employees Committee began the process of approving bills.  The following is a brief summary of the bills that the Committee has voted favorably on…more
 /  Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law

Extended Time to Amend Tax Qualified Retirement Plans for SECURE 2.0 Act and other Legislation

On December 20, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2024-2 to “provide guidance on discreet issues” concerning the implementation of specific provisions of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0)…more
 /  Finance & Banking, Labor & Employment Law, Taxation
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