As published in the Connecticut Law Tribune on September 13, 2010 Overall, it has been a quiet year with regard to major judicial changes to Connecticut’s employment laws. Throughout the Connecticut Supreme Court’s term, which runs from September until May, the court dealt with only five major employment law issues and none of them produced [...]
As published in the Connecticut Law Tribune on July 26, 2010 The American workplace is undergoing dramatic change. Some companies have reduced their workforce in difficult economic times and asked employees to take on more responsibilities. Other employers have discovered contracting out some operations is a cost-effective method of running their businesses. On top of [...]
The National Football League regular season kicked off on September 9th, with 27.5 million viewers tuning in to watch the Minnesota Vikings take on Super Bowl Champions the New Orleans Saints. While the NFL coaches analyze team playbooks, millions of fans analyze statistics for their fantasy players. According to USA Today, 37 million people spend [...]
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 [...]
In one of the first decisions to interpret the new Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois found that employees with cancer in remission are “disabled” under the Act. Stephen Hoffman worked as a service technician for Advanced Healthcare. The Company was aware that Hoffman [...]