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General Assembly To Consider Ban on NDAs
Led, in part, by a crusade from former Fox News hosts Gretchen Carlson and Julie Roginsky, who settled private cases with Fox News involving sexual harassment and signed non-disclosure agreements...
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What to Expect from the 2025 General Assembly Session
The new Connecticut legislative session kicked off this week, and there are lots of expectations as to what bills may stand a chance of consideration this year. I recently sat down with Chris Davis,...
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Trying to See the Picture for Employers Navigating the New Trump Administration
It’s been a busy few weeks for some (many? most?) employers as well as the nation as the new Trump administration has taken over and issued a flood of new Executive Orders, funding freezes, and press...
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Keeping Up with the Latest at CBIA HR Conference
A while back, the CBIA asked me if I would present at its annual HR Conference later this month. We decided on the topic which seemed innocuous at the time — just an update on the Trump Administration...
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Five Years Later, The Change in Employment Law Becomes Clearer
Five years ago this week, on March 8, 2020, I wrote a fairly straightforward blog post on an FAQ for employers in Connecticut about COVID-19. I had been writing about it since January (and I’ll take...
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My Innie Knows: The Employment Law of “Severance”
My “innie” at work would not approve of Lumon Industries; my “outie”, though, is obsessed with it. If you still think your “Innie” is referring to your belly button, then you likely aren’t watching...
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Can We Learn Lessons From Those That Oppose Us?
Do you live in a bubble? That question has taken on new meaning in today’s environment, but it’s something I think about often when it comes to the practice of law. After all, our firm mainly...
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Why the Rule of Law Should Matter to Employers
Employment law attorneys and HR professionals (and the businesses we help to support) often focus on workplace policies, harassment prevention, and wage compliance. But with Law Day upon us on May...
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In a Pickle? What HR Can Learn From the Pickleball Court
I picked up a pickleball paddle six months ago, and like everyone else, I’m completely hooked. The rules of pickleball seemed simple enough—don’t hit the ball in the kitchen (or “no volley zone”), let...
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The Fallacy of Employment Law Lessons from a Viral Video
Stop me if you’ve heard this before. See, there was this viral video going around showing [insert questionable behavior that could — or could not — be employment law related]. It happened again...
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