Effective October 1, 2010, Connecticut employers with 3 or more employees must provide employees with up to 12 days of unpaid leave to deal with domestic violence. Employees may take leave to seek medical care for injuries, psychological care or counseling, to obtain services from an organization helping victims of domestic violence, to move to [...]
Congress is considering two bills that would increase the federal government’s enforcement of worker classification laws. Senators John Jerry (D-Mass.) and Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) recently introduced the Fair Playing Act into the Senate. This bill focuses on a tax loophole allowing businesses who misclassify a worker as an independent contractor to avoid paying a tax [...]
A new amendment passed in Massachusetts (Massachusetts Personnel Records Statute, M.G.L. c. 149 §52C) requires employers to notify all employees within 10 days of anything put into the employee’s personnel file that could have a negative impact on employment or could lead to discharge. The amended statute, which came into effect August 1st, does not [...]
With little fanfare, Elena Kagan was sworn in as the newest Supreme Court Justice on August 7th. Her Senate confirmation hearing seemed more of a formality than typical recent confirmations which scrutinized legal and moral philosophies. Kagan was the first female Solicitor General, and will be only the fourth woman to sit on the country’s [...]
A proposed Federal bill would include home health aides, nurses’ aides, and babysitters under federal minimum wage and overtime laws. In-home direct care workers who work 20 or more hours per week would be covered under this new law. Currently, babysitters and companions working on a “casual basis” are exempt from the Fair Labor Standards [...]