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As of 2019, employers are receiving letters from the Social Security Administration entitled “Employer Correction Requests.” These letters, also known as “mismatch” letters, are sent when the names or social security numbers listed on an employer’s...By: Shipman & Goodwin LLP

Can an employer provide health care coverage for its employees by simply setting aside cash for them on a tax-favored basis (in an HRA - a health reimbursement arrangement), and otherwise get out of the complexities of sponsoring an ERISA health care...By: Shipman & Goodwin LLP

On June 25, 2019, Governor Lamont signed into law “An Act Concerning Paid Family and Medical Leave,” (“PFMLA”) enacting what is reported to be the most generous family leave law in the country.  The law provides employees with up to 12 weeks of paid...By: Shipman & Goodwin LLP

One of the reasons I’m working on this project is to highlight the mandates and requirements that employers in the state need to follow. Some can lead to possible litigation; some can lead to, well, something less....By: Shipman & Goodwin LLP

In my new series, I’m going to highlight an employment law that employers in Connecticut need to follow. Some of them can lead to lawsuits; some may just lead to fines. I’ve titled this the “Employment Law Checklist Project”....By: Shipman & Goodwin LLP

One of my colleagues, Mike Chase has, for the last several years, been tweeting at “Crime a Day” about the various federal criminal laws and regulations that we have. Or rather, the thousands upon thousands of them....By: Shipman & Goodwin LLP

A bill that would have brought the state’s tipping regulations in line with federal regulations was not brought up for a veto override vote earlier this week. According to a report in CT Mirror, a “deal” is now being sought that would allow the...By: Shipman & Goodwin LLP

A bill that would have brought the state’s tipping regulations in line with federal regulations was not brought up for a veto override vote earlier this week. According to a report in CT Mirror, a “deal” is now being sought that would allow the...By: Shipman & Goodwin LLP

Over the weekend, President Trump tweeted out that several prominent “‘Progressive’ Democrat Congresswomen” (who, it shouldn’t have to be said but does, are all American citizens, most of whom were born in the United States) should  “go back and help...By: Shipman & Goodwin LLP

Late Friday, Governor Lamont vetoed House Bill 5001, which I had highlighted in an earlier post as being passed during the waning hours of the legislative session. That bill would have rescinded a particular labor regulation and required the...By: Shipman & Goodwin LLP