Administrators of 401(k) plans and other ERISA-covered retirement plans now have much greater freedom to electronically distribute required plan documents to participants, beneficiaries and other individuals, under final rules recently issued by the U.S. Department of Labor. Whether employers choose to migrate to a new electronic delivery system at this point in time remains to
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SCOTUS Expands Exemptions to ACA Contraceptive Mandate For Employers With Moral or Religious Oppositions
On July 8, 2020, the United States Supreme Court (“SCOTUS”) held in a 7-2 decision that employers may exclude birth control from their health care plans if they have moral or religious oppositions to contraception. This decision upheld the Trump Administration’s November 2018 final rules which provide exceptions to the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) mandate…
United States Supreme Court Holds That Title VII Applies to Gay and Transgender Workers
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On Monday, June 15, 2020, the United States Supreme Court held that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”) prohibits employers from discharging or taking other adverse action against an employee because the employee is gay or transgender. This is a landmark decision as more than half the states did not…
CHRO Provides Extensions for Certain Deadlines
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As a result of the COVID-19 crisis, the Connecticut Commission for Human Rights and Opportunities (“CHRO”) has announced it will provide extensions of time for certain deadlines for COVID-19 related reasons.
Sexual Harassment Training
The CHRO posted on its website that it will consider a 90-day extension of the deadline for employers to provide sexual…
Connecticut Department of Labor Shared Work Program Overview
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What is the program?
The Shared Work Program is administered by the Connecticut Department of Labor (“CTDOL”). It is designed to save jobs and retain workers by offering an alternative to layoffs. It allows employers to temporarily reduce an employee’s hours and supplement lost wages with partial unemployment benefits.
What are the requirements?
- Employers must
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Coronavirus Concerns for Healthcare Providers and Organizations
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As the Coronavirus continues to spread nationwide, we recognize that health care providers and other organizations (“Organizations”) are dealing with the virus on the “front lines.” We have provided the following advice for the many growing concerns surrounding your Organizations.
Privacy Considerations for Health Care Providers
Organizations need to ensure that they continue to observe…
Executive Order 7H
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Last night, Governor Lamont issued Executive Order 7H which requires all non-essential businesses to reduce their in-person workforce by 100% on or before 8pm on Monday, March 23, 2020 through April 22, 2020, unless the Order is subsequently modified. Executive Order 7H specifically states that businesses must, to the maximum extent safely possible, use telecommuting…
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act
By Nick Zaino & Mark Williams
Yesterday, March 18, 2020, Congress passed, and President Trump signed into law, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, that provides many American workers up to 12 weeks of paid FMLA leave and two weeks of paid sick leave for certain reasons related to COVID-19. Employers are required to pay these amounts to eligible employees, and…
COVID-19 Update
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First and foremost, we hope everyone is doing well and taking all appropriate measures to safeguard the health and safety of employees, clients, visitors and others with whom you do business. You should be closely monitoring developments at the national, state and local level, communicating with your employees regularly, and making necessary adjustments in how…
Advice For Employers Amid Growing Coronavirus Concerns
We have received many requests from clients on how to handle the various issues in the workplace stemming from the COVID-19 (the “Coronavirus”), including how and what to communicate to employees. In response to the many requests, we have developed the following points you should be prepared to address with your employees.
While the situation…