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

If you are paid by the hour, your livelihood may, in part, be dependent on your overtime income. When it comes to overtime compensation, employers are required to follow both […]

Garrison, Levin-Epstein, Fitzgerald & Pirrotti, P.C. Partners Joseph Garrison, Stephen Fitzgerald, Nina Pirrotti, and Joshua Goodbaum have been selected to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment Lawyers Guide for 2019. […]

As it appeared on The Bristol Press Written by Charles Paullin NEW BRITAIN – An officer of the Central Connecticut State University Police Department has filed a lawsuit in federal […]

As it appeared on the Connecticut Law Tribune and Yahoo Finance A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges a female CCSU police officer was raped three times by a fellow officer. […]

As it appeared on The Connecticut Employment Law Blog By Daniel Schwartz Readers of the blog will no doubt know that it’s been far too long since I had Nina […]

As it appeared on the Connecticut Law Tribune As a civil rights lawyer and former prosecutor devoted to empowerment, I rejoiced when the #MeToo movement went viral in October 2017. […]

Big Picture Perspective on a Difficult Situation In an ideal world, an employer will facilitate and support an employee’s ability to grow, thrive, and succeed at work. By performing well, […]

The United States is home to more immigrants than any other country in the world.  In fact, more than 40 million immigrants live in the United States, nearly quadruple the […]

Since 2009, nearly half of all complaints filed with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission allege retaliation. What is retaliation, and why are 44% to 48% of alleged workplace […]

Non-compete agreements were originally intended to protect companies from losing market share or other private information if their executives took a job with a competitor. The idea is that company […]

The dawn of 2019 may be a good time to think about the milestones ahead.  For some women, one such milestone may be pregnancy.  Becoming pregnant may raise lots of […]

It is unfortunate, but true, that violations of the laws, regulations, and municipal ordinances occur in the workplace.  These violations could transpire in any number of ways: by a rogue […]

People commonly sign employment contracts to provide services without thinking critically about whether those contracts contain a non-compete clause. Employees hopefully know that they should be cautious about signing a […]

Garrison, Levin-Epstein, Fitzgerald & Pirrotti, P.C. is proud to announce that U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers has ranked our firm in several practice categories in its annual […]

On the surface, Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 is straightforward. The federal law states, “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, […]