May 25 2020
Partner Nina Pirrotti’s letter published by The New York Times: Employee Beware! Using Virus as a Cover for Unlawful Firings
As it appeared in The New York Times To the Editor: In these uncharted waters known as the coronavirus, it can be daunting for an employee to figure out the […]
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May 21 2020
Stretch Your Dollar: Knowing your rights if you’re not comfortable heading back to work amid the pandemic
As it appeared on WTNH News 8 Phase one of reopening Connecticut is officially underway this week and as a percentage of Connecticut heads back to work, not everyone is […]
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May 18 2020
Non-Competes in the COVID-19 Era
Many employers require their employees to sign non-compete agreements, either upon hiring or during the course of employment. A non-compete agreement – for those who are unfamiliar – is a […]
May 14 2020
Partner Nina Pirrotti published in the Connecticut Law Tribune: In the Case of the Lost Job, the Lawyer Must Play Detective
A lawyer explores all the facts surrounding a COVID-19-related job termination to figure out where the truth lies. As it appeared in the Connecticut Law Tribune By Nina Pirrotti Lawyers who […]
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May 13 2020
May 20 is Around the Corner, and I’m Scared to Go Back to Work
For the last two months, our Connecticut communities have been shaken by the COVID-19 pandemic. As of today (May 13), there have been 34,333 confirmed COVID-19 cases; there are 1,189 […]
May 11 2020
Racial Discrimination During COVID-19
Global emergencies have the potential to bring out the best and worst in people, and COVID-19 is no different. While the pandemic has brought many people together in pursuit of […]
Apr 13 2020
Update on Connecticut Employment Legislation: Time’s Up Act
In October 2019, the State of Connecticut marked the effective date of its new Time’s Up Act – enacted in the summer of 2019 named for the national and global […]
Apr 3 2020
COVID-19 Rescue Bill Boosts Unemployment: How to File
COVID-19 is causing record numbers of Americans to apply for unemployment insurance (UI) benefits. Since March 23, over 504,000 people in Connecticut applied for UI benefits. In the last two […]
Mar 31 2020
SCOUTUS Ruling on Standard of Proof in Certain Race Discrimination Claims Will Have Limited Impact in Connecticut
As it appeared on Connecticut Law Tribune Must race merely be a “motivating factor,” or does it need to be a “determinative factor”? By Joshua R. Goodbaum Covid-19 has unsettled […]
Mar 27 2020
The Dialogue: Employment Law in Pandemic Times
As it appeared on the Connecticut Employment Law Blog By Daniel Schwartz From time to time, I have a conversation on this blog (titled “The Dialogue”) with Nina Pirrotti, a […]
Mar 26 2020
Partner Nina Pirrotti interviewed in the Connecticut Law Tribune: DOJ Says Title IX Doesn’t Cover Transgender Status of High School Athletes
As it appeared in the Connecticut Law Tribune The Justice Department has weighed in on a Connecticut case that addresses whether transgender students can take part in girl’s sports. By […]
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Mar 25 2020
Partner Nina Pirrotti interviewed in the Hartford Courant: Q & A: What are Connecticut worker rights, responsibilities in the COVID-19 pandemic?
As it appeared in the Hartford Courant By KENNETH R. GOSSELIN HARTFORD COURANT As jobless claims in Connecticut soar amid the intensifying spread of COVID-19, tens of thousands of workers […]
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Mar 24 2020
Information Related to the COVID-19 Outbreak
The lawyers and staff at Garrison, Levin-Epstein, Fitzgerald & Pirrotti, P.C. send our best wishes to everyone as we face this unprecedented COVID-19 challenge. Our brick and mortar office is […]
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Mar 6 2020
Judge Silbert Helps Church Street South Residents, Northland Reach $18.75 Million Settlement
Garrison, Levin-Epstein, Fitzgerald & Pirrotti, P.C. Of Counsel Judge Jonathan E. Silbert (ret.) is credited for helping reach a compromise in the Church Street South Litigation, Noble et al v. […]
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Mar 2 2020
Workers Say Yale’s Wellness Policy Violates Bias Laws
As it appeared on Law360 By Kevin Stawicki Law360 (March 2, 2020, 6:43 PM EST) — Yale University’s policy to slap $1,300 fines on workers who refuse to hand over […]
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