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How many days in a row can an employee work? That’s the question we’ll tackle in this installment of the Employment Law Checklist Project. #emplawchecklist...By: Shipman & Goodwin LLP

A hearing is set for Thursday on draft legislation to “fix” a bill that had been earlier vetoed and that I discussed in a post earlier this week.  CTNewsJunkie.com was first to report on the details earlier Wednesday. The bill comes at an...By: Shipman & Goodwin LLP

Last week, the DOL unveiled its new regulations aiming to increase the annual salary threshold to $35,000 for “white collar” overtime exemptions, up from the current $23,660 set in 2004.  The DOL estimates that this will result in approximately 1.3...By: Shipman & Goodwin LLP

Just wrapped up a trial so hoping to get these blog posts with a little more frequency. On October 1, 2019, the new training requirements on sexual harassment prevention became effective....By: Shipman & Goodwin LLP

So a few months ago, I got a call from a CTDOL employee asking if I knew about a certain bill that had passed the legislature. I was still reviewing the bills but decided to take a deeper look. As it turned out, a deal had been struck to insert...By: Shipman & Goodwin LLP

The STEM OPT program allows foreign students who have graduated from a U.S. STEM-degree program to gain paid, on-the-job “Optional Practical Training (“OPT”) that supplements and directly relates to the knowledge and skills gained in their academic...By: Shipman & Goodwin LLP

In recent years male students who were removed from school following a Title IX investigation have sued, claiming that the school’s investigation was unfair and biased against them as males. As we discussed in a recent post, these claims have seen...By: Shipman & Goodwin LLP

Can an employer ever win a motion for summary judgment on a discrimination case in state court? The prevailing wisdom is no. A fool’s errand, some might say. But a new Connecticut Appellate Court case (Alvarez v. City of Middletown) shows at least...By: Shipman & Goodwin LLP

On August 29, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) held that misclassifying an employee as an independent contractor, on its own, does not violate the National Labor Relations Act (the “Act”). In Velox Express, Inc. and Jeannie Edge,...By: Shipman & Goodwin LLP

On August 27, 2019, USCIS announced that, until further notice, employers should continue using the current version of the Form I-9 for Employment Eligibility Verification, even after the form’s expiration date of August 31, 2019 has passed....By: Shipman & Goodwin LLP