Blog Posts by Garrison, Levin-Epstein, Fitzgerald & Pirrotti, P.C.

Amanda DeMatteis: Hi, Josh. Josh Goodbaum: Hi, Amanda. What are we talking about today? DeMatteis: I thought we’d talk about an employee who’s been working for a company for a […]

Josh Goodbaum: Hi, Amanda. Amanda DeMatteis: Hi, Josh. What are we going to talk about today? Goodbaum: I understand we are talking about love and basketball, which – in addition […]

Summary: An employee seeking FMLA leave cannot be denied simply for not using an employer’s preferred form. The law only requires that the employee provide enough information to indicate that […]

Garrison, Levin-Epstein, Fitzgerald & Pirrotti, P.C. partner Josh Goodbaum was recently quoted in a CT Mirror article discussing Connecticut non-compete agreements. The article covers Connecticut and federal legislative and regulatory […]

Summary: As more employers relax tattoo policies, questions about workplace rights are growing. While most Connecticut employees are “at-will” and can be terminated for visible tattoos, exceptions may apply if […]

When an employee is terminated from their job, they frequently receive a severance package that promises money in exchange for certain restrictions. In order to receive their severance payment, the […]

On March 30, Garrison, Levin-Epstein, Fitzgerald & Pirrotti, P.C. partner Josh Goodbaum spoke at the Advanced Labor & Employment Law Symposium organized by the Connecticut Bar Association Labor & Employment […]

Josh Goodbaum: Hi, Amanda. Amanda DeMatteis: Hi, Josh. What are we going to talk about today? Goodbaum: I want to talk about Twitter. How’s that for an attention grabber? What […]

NJ.com recently covered Garrison, Levin-Epstein, Fitzgerald & Pirrotti partner Steve Fitzgerald’s $11.6 million jury verdict on behalf of a railroad worker injured on the job. You can read the full […]

Garrison, Levin-Epstein, Fitzgerald & Pirrotti is proud to announce that, after a week-long trial in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, firm partner Steve Fitzgerald received […]

Particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic began, many Connecticut-based workers are working from home for employers based in other states. With this rise of remote work, Connecticut employees may wonder whether […]

Garrison, Levin-Epstein, Fitzgerald & Pirrotti, P.C. partner Josh Goodbaum was recently quoted in a Connecticut Law Tribune article about an alleged violation of Connecticut’s employee free speech statute. Former Wadsworth […]

Amanda DeMatteis: Hi, Josh. Josh Goodbaum: Hi, Amanda. What are we talking about today? DeMatteis: I thought we would chat about sexual harassment but in a little bit of a […]

Josh Goodbaum: Hi, Amanda. Amanda DeMatteis: Hi, Josh. What are we going to talk about today? Goodbaum: I want to talk about reasonable accommodations. And when we think about reasonable […]

Amanda DeMatteis: Hi, Josh! Josh Goodbaum: Hi, Amanda! What are we talking about today? DeMatteis: Well, we have a viewer question, which is pretty exciting. Employee wants a religious holiday […]