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All of us are, of course, concerned about what “Coronavirus Disease 2019” (COVID-19) will mean for each of us, our families, schools, workplaces, and our communities. As employers, we must hope for the best, but prepare for the worst....By: Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and

Last June, Governor Lamont signed into law the “Time’s Up Act” (P.A. 19-16), which significantly expanded sexual harassment training and notice requirements for employers in Connecticut.  See our previous blog posts – here and here – for more...By: Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and

On February 5, 2020, the 2020 session of the Connecticut General Assembly began. The session is scheduled to adjourn on May 6, 2020.  Numerous proposed bills affecting Connecticut employers and employees will be unleashed during the session, most of...By: Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and

Both the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) and its Connecticut counterpart provide eligible employees with leave to care for a covered family member (such as a child) who has a “serious health condition.” ...By: Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and

In what can be considered a triumph for common sense, the National Labor Relations Board [“NLRB” or “Board”] recently issued a decision in Apogee Retail LLC d/b/a Unique Thrift Store, 368 NLRB No. 144 (2019), upholding an employer’s right to require...By: Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and

Governor Lamont signs House Bill 7501 into law on January 6, 2020. As we say goodbye to 2019 (and await commencement of the 2020 session of the Connecticut General Assembly in February), the General Assembly via a “Special Session” passed a bill to...By: Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and

In the recently decided case of Ford v. Marion County Sheriff’s Office, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit extensively discussed important elements of claims brought pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, or “ADA.”...By: Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and

We encounter this scenario a lot: a company executive preparing contracts for key employees, or considering whether to enforce a restrictive covenant against a former employee, will sigh with resignation and say, “What’s the point? Courts won’t...By: Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and

The Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act (CFEPA”) protects employees from discrimination on the basis of a present or past history of mental disability. Conn. Gen. Stat. 46a-60(a)(1).  “Mental disability”  is defined in the statute with ...By: Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and

The federal law known as Title VII, along with similar state laws, prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of sex. Discrimination on the basis of sex can include harassment of an employee (either female or male employee, although the...By: Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and