Feb 9 2021
Consensual Romantic Relationships at Work: Tips from an Employment Lawyer
Office romance is a fact of life. Just ask the millions of Americans who have watched Grey’s Anatomy over its 16-plus seasons. As enticing as workplace romantic relationships might seem […]
Posted by Joshua R. Goodbaum in Employment Law
Feb 2 2021
Using the ADA
“I’m afraid to request an accommodation under the ADA, because I’m afraid that my employer will treat me differently when it knows about my disability.” This is a common question […]
Jan 27 2021
What to do if you receive a Performance Improvement Plan?
A performance improvement plan, commonly referred to as a PIP, is a tool employers use to give employees with performance deficiencies the opportunity to correct them. Unfortunately, though, some employers […]
Posted by Amanda DeMatteis in Employment Law
Jan 26 2021
What is Wrongful Termination?
Many people call us and say, “I was wrongfully terminated.” But what does that mean? And is it true? Was your termination wrongful? Think of wrongful termination like a big […]
Posted by Amanda DeMatteis in Employment Law
Jan 18 2021
Google’s Most Asked Questions About Employment Law, Part 4
Can employers assign mandatory overtime? For the most part, yes. Employers are allowed to make the ability to work overtime – even without notice – a condition of employment. There […]
Posted by Joshua R. Goodbaum in Employment Law
Jan 17 2021
Google’s Most Asked Questions about Employment Law, Part 3
How does the Supreme Court Case Bostock v. Clayton County impact employment law? In Bostock, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the language in Title VII of the Civil Rights […]
Posted by Joshua R. Goodbaum in Employment Law
Jan 11 2021
Can Connecticut Employees Be Required to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine?
As our world continues to face this unprecedented health crisis and with the FDA’s recent approval of a vaccine, many Connecticut employees are wondering whether their employers can require them […]
Posted by Amanda DeMatteis in Employment Law
Dec 9 2020
The Dialogue: COVID-19 Vaccines and Employers, Pandemic Issues and 2021 Predictions
As it appeared on the Employment Law Blog By Daniel Schwartz I had the opportunity to record another webcast recently with New Haven attorney Nina Pirrotti, who mainly represents employees in her […]
Sep 16 2020
Google’s Most Asked Questions about Employment Law, Part 2
How does employment law protect employees? At its most basic level, employment law circumscribes the employment relationship. Or, put another way, it says what employers can and cannot do vis-à-vis […]
Posted by Joshua R. Goodbaum in Employment Law
Jul 30 2020
Google’s Most Asked Questions about Employment Law, Part 1
What is employment law? Generally speaking, “employment law” is the constellation of constitutions, statutes, regulations, and legal cases that governs the relationship between individual employees and their employers. If you […]
Posted by Joshua R. Goodbaum in Employment Law