Back in June, when the state minimum wage increased to $15 an hour, I warned that because the minimum wage was now tied to the employment cost index for wages and salaries for all civilian workers — as defined by the United States Department of Labor — it was likely to go up effective January
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Appellate Court Finds Interactive Process Requirement Met
Years ago, I wrote about how state employment law imposed a duty to engage in an interactive dialogue with an employee who had a disability and was requesting a reasonable accommodation.
But what it does it truly mean to engage in an interactive process?
A new case from the Connecticut Appellate Court provides some…
What You Missed This Summer: NLRB Targets Employer Policies
As I continue to highlight some important employment law developments from this summer, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) caused a mild stir for employment law lawyers when it issued a decision in Stericycle, Inc. This ruling introduces a fresh legal standard for assessing employers’ workplace policies and rules, with far-reaching implications for businesses —…
What You Missed This Summer – FLSA Regulation Proposed Changes
If you’re like me, your brain can only handle so much during the summer months. Between vacations and the start of school, it can be easy to overlook some of the employment law developments from the last month or two. So I thought I’d use the next few blog posts to provide a catch up.…
Deadline Coming Up for Employers to Comply with Plan Requirement
With summer vacations in full swing, there’s an upcoming deadline that employers should be mindful of coming up at the end of the month.
As CTNewsJunkie reported yesterday:
Connecticut businesses with five or more employees have less than two weeks before a deadline to register with a state-run program intended to provide a retirement savings…
Musings from a Vacation
The Hard Road: Summary Judgment Upheld for Employer in Discrimination Case
In prior posts, I’ve talked about the difficulty for employers in getting a motion for summary judgment granted in state court in discrimination cases.
(Motions for summary judgment are procedural tools that can be used when there are no disputed issues of material fact and therefore the court can decide the case on law…
Court Upholds Damages Award in Wrongful Termination Case
In a case that will be officially released on Tuesday, the Connecticut Supreme Court upheld the damages award for former employee in a wrongful termination lawsuit, ruling that the plaintiff provided sufficient evidence to reasonably estimate his lost wages.
The court found that the plaintiff’s testimonial evidence, backed by proven facts, satisfied the reasonable certainty…
A Bright Idea About Lightning and Your Employees
If you’re like me, you’re already sick of all the rain and thunderstorms this summer in Connecticut. (And no, it’s not your imagination — we’re seeing record levels of rain.)
Weather is a topic that gets talked about a lot, but not necessarily thought about when it comes to the workplace.
However, as I’ve…
The Unanswered Questions From Supreme Court’s Religious Accommodations Case
Over at our sister blog, Employment Law Letter, my colleague Sarah Niemiroski and I have a recap of the important new Supreme Court case. No, not the affirmative action one (we’ll get to that in another post) but the one on religious accommodation, Groff v. DeJoy.
The gist of the decision is that employers…