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Picking a Fight: The State of the Law for Noncompete Agreements in Connecticut
The New York Times this morning has an article that suggests that non-compete agreements are being used increasingly in a broader array of jobs. Pick your fights carefully His evidence? Well, the...
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World Cup Fever: Workplace Considerations Before Giving Out That Red Card
Among the things I like about having a blog as long as I’ve had is that it provides a snapshot back in history. Back in 2010, I did a post about how the World Cup would likely disrupt the workplace...
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A Small Bite Here, A Nibble There, Workplace Violence Lessons Everywhere
It’s a big day today. The U.S. plays Belgium in the World Cup this afternoon. We’ve already covered it twice from a workplace morale and absence perspective, so we thought it appropriate to revisit...
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Law Tribune’s Editorial on “Downright Coercive” Employment Arbitration...
It’s hard to read the Connecticut Law Tribune’s Editorial this week on “The Problem of Workplace Arbitration Clauses” with a straight face. It is dripping with sarcasm, filled with sweeping...
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What an Employment Lawyer Can Learn From Minecraft (or Not)
Over the last few years, my kids have started to get interested in this “thing” called a blog. “What do you write about?” Um, employment law issues, I’d reply. And then I’d say something about how I...
View ArticleCameras in the Workplace Among Topics in Latest “Employment Law Letter”
While you might think our department at Shipman & Goodwin LLP would be content to rest on just this blog, my fellow colleagues have actually been passing along tidbits for years in its quarterly...
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Everything You Need To Know About New Labor & Employment Laws
Rainbow over Hartford With the dog days of summer firmly upon us, it’s a good time to catch up on some items that you might have put aside. One of those items is reviewing the new Connecticut laws that...
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Bully For You? Not When It Comes To Workplace Bullying
One of things I try to do on this blog is look through our crystal ball and focus on topic that may be on the horizon. For some time now, workplace bullying has seemed to be one of those issues. I’ve...
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A Thanksgiving to Remember: When Cancer Strikes
The moment when you learn your wife has cancer gets imprinted on your brain in a hurry. At least for me, it did. That happened back in February of this year. I haven’t talked about it on the blog yet...
View ArticleThree Times When You Should Call an Employment Lawyer
Suzanne Lucas, who writes under the moniker of the “Evil HR Lady” (and who is anything BUT evil), recently released a post about when an individual should hire an employment attorney. She cites to...
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A Look Ahead: Three (More) Bold Predictions in Connecticut Employment Law in...
Having tackled the predictions in employment law on a federal level, what does the future hold for employers in Connecticut? Besides a debate on Family & Medical Leave Insurance, there are a few...
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Don’t Worry, Be Happy: Supreme Court’s Decision on Conciliation a Yawn for...
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the EEOC has a duty to conciliate that has go a bit beyond words before filing suit as a party. In the case, EEOC v. Mach Mining (download here), the...
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CBA Annual Meeting Employment Law Recap: Ways to Avoid Getting Sued
Wayne Outten addresses conference No one will ever mistake the Connecticut Legal Conference, run by the Connecticut Bar Association, for, say a glitzy gaming conference. But if you were fortunate to...
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A Vacation Perspective: The “Waterfall” Noise of Employment Law
The first day back from vacation is always fun. And by fun, I mean “not fun AT ALL.” There’s the e-mails. And the voicemails. And the things that you should’ve gotten done before vacation that you...
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When Your Model Employee Isn’t Anymore
I loved Bill Cosby. When we first got cable TV as a kid, I must have watched his movie “Himself” a few dozen times after school. His “Chocolate Cake” routine was even something I showed my kids a few...
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When Labeling An Employee “Male” May Not Be Good Enough Anymore
The rapid pace of the country’s openness to discuss issues of gender identity (and no, this isn’t going to be an article about Caitlyn Jenner) has actually led to a rise in the use of words to describe...
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Trivia Time for HR Professionals – Six Questions of the Day
I recently was invited the join the “Learned League”, which has been described by the Washington Post as the “coolest, weirdest Internet community you’ll never be able to join.” Needless to say, now...
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Lucky You: Workplace Gambling Webinar Set for October 20th
My New York Football Giants are 0-2 so far this year. It’s been ugly. But all is not lost for me. Why? My fantasy football team — the Hartford Hotspurs (with a wink to my favorite soccer team, the...
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Everything Else from the ABA Labor & Employment Conference You Missed
I admit it. Misleading headline. It won’t be EVERYTHING else. But….there were a few other nuggets from the ABA Labor & Employment Annual Conference last week that are worth sharing. For prior posts...
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Social Media in the 2010s: A Force Awakens
Today, cross-posted on the LXBN site, I reflected on the biggest legal developments of the first half of the decade. I am reposting it here, but my sincere thanks to Lexblog for the support it has...
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