Sep 18 2018
Mafia Should Have Used Binding Class Action Waivers
“Payday loans” are a modern device intended to avoid interest rate regulations and financial disclosure laws. So-called “salary lenders” who engage in these predatory loan arrangements concentrate on low-income families […]
Posted by Joseph D. Garrison in Commentary
Sep 11 2018
It’s My Game, But I’m Not Playing
I love the names companies use to label the mandatory arbitration programs they impose on their employees. Today, we can enjoy the workings of the “Fairness in Action Program” used […]
Posted by Joseph D. Garrison in Commentary
Sep 4 2018
I Lost My Right to A Jury Trial?
The notice it takes to evaporate a jury trial right is minimal. Blind people, by not asking the right questions of an unscrupulous lender, “consented” to arbitration. Envelope stuffers announce […]
Posted by Joseph D. Garrison in Employment Law
Aug 31 2018
Medical Marijuana and Employment Law in Connecticut
Medical marijuana has been legal in Connecticut for a number of years now, but if you are employed in the state and legally use medical marijuana, how does it affect […]
Jun 25 2018
The Persistence of Age Discrimination
George Burns said it well. “You can’t help getting older, but you don’t have to get old.” That quote may ring true for many of Connecticut’s more mature employees. Your […]
Apr 16 2018
What You Need to Know about Sick Leave in CT
A couple of years ago, National Public Radio, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health polled working adults concerning how their health impacts […]
Apr 12 2018
10 (More) Common Questions about Severance Agreements
Our previous blog post, “10 Common Questions about Severance Agreements,” seems to be attracting a lot of attention. But apparently, there are more than 10 frequently asked questions about severance […]
Posted by Joshua R. Goodbaum in Employment Law
Apr 3 2018
Is Drug and Alcohol Addiction Covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act?
We often hear that addiction is no different from any other chronic illness, like diabetes or heart disease or cancer. That may be true in the real world, but in […]
Mar 27 2018
Can an Employer Require Employees to Speak Only English?
The United States is known as the world’s “melting pot,” with people from every corner of the globe and every culture and background who call our country home. Not surprisingly, […]
Mar 26 2018
Large-Scale Layoffs and the WARN Act
Due to the ups and (specifically) downs of the U.S. economy over recent years, including the increasing outsourcing of manufacturing and other job sectors, a number of employers have downsized […]