Sep 22 2021
Why Using A Fake Reference on a Job Application Is a Bad Idea
Amanda DeMatteis: Hi Josh. Josh Goodbaum: Hi Amanda, what are we talking about today? DeMatteis: Well, I thought we would talk about fake references. And this is actually something that […]
Sep 16 2021
How President Biden’s New COVID Mandate Affects Connecticut Employees
On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced a new “COVID-19 Action Plan” that he says will help the country find a “path out of the pandemic.” The Plan has six […]
Aug 16 2021
Why You Shouldn’t Use a Fake Professional Reference
I was scrolling through Instagram the other day – yes, lawyers procrastinate too – and I came across this post: I couldn’t tell whether it was trying to offer legal […]
Posted by Joshua R. Goodbaum in Commentary
Aug 4 2021
Workers’ Compensation in CT | Can Getting Hurt Cause Employment Issues?
Josh Goodbaum: Hi, Amanda. Amanda DeMatteis: What are we going to talk about today? Goodbaum: I think we can talk about workers’ compensation and in particular, the employment status of […]
Jul 27 2021
New Developments Surrounding Non-Compete Agreements
Amanda DeMatteis: Hi Josh. Josh Goodbaum: Hi, Amanda. What are we going talk about today? DeMatteis: Today, we’re going to talk about non-competes. There’s been a huge development in non-competes […]
Jul 22 2021
Can Employers Force Pregnant Women to Get Vaccinated?
Josh Goodbaum: Hi Amanda. Amanda DeMatteis: Hi Josh. What are we going to talk about today? Josh Goodbaum: I thought we could return to the topic of COVID and vaccines […]
Jul 22 2021
Transgender Rights
Although the LGBTQ community has experienced huge milestones in the last several years—most recently, the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2020 decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, which confirmed that federal […]
Posted by Commentary
inJul 21 2021
Answering the Basics about Medical Leave
Connecticut employees frequently contact us for legal advice about their right to medical leave and the consequences for taking a medical leave. Here are some of the most common questions […]
Posted by Employment Law
inJul 16 2021
Pregnancy and the COVID-19 Vaccine
Many Connecticut employees continue to wonder whether their employer can require them to get the COVID-19 vaccine. If you have been keeping up with the vaccine saga the last several […]
Posted by Amanda DeMatteis in Employment Law
Jul 13 2021
How the Legalization of Marijuana Affects Connecticut’s Employees
On June 22, 2021, Governor Ned Lamont signed into law the Responsible and Equitable Regulation of Adult-Use Cannabis Act (or RERACA), which broadly legalizes the adult use of cannabis in […]
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