Mar 23 2018
Weight Discrimination: Is It Real?
Discrimination is an all-too-sad reality for many employees around the country, including here in Connecticut. Many people know that discrimination on the basis of race, skin color, religion, or gender […]
Mar 21 2018
Understanding the Hostile Work Environment
You’ve probably heard the term “hostile work environment,” but do you know what it means? Some people think it’s just an overbearing boss. But a boss does not create a […]
Feb 12 2018
Filing a Discrimination or Retaliation Claim in Connecticut
Federal and Connecticut law prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of a number of inherent characteristics or traits, including age, race, color, sex (or gender), physical or mental disability, national […]
Feb 12 2018
The Gender Wage Gap Is Widening, Not Shrinking
It’s 2018. Women have been equal to men under U.S. and Connecticut employment laws for more than 50 years. And yet equality on paper still has not translated to equality […]
Jan 26 2018
“Labor” & “Employment” Lawyers – or “Labor Law” versus “Employment Law”
The law can be a mysterious field to many lay people, not least because of all the technical words we lawyers use — words like “jurisdiction,” “affidavit,” or “hearsay.” This […]
Posted by Joshua R. Goodbaum in Employment Law
Jan 24 2018
What You Can Do to Stop Sexual Harassment
The #MeToo movement has taken the nation by storm over the past few months, and Connecticut is no exception. As victims and survivors are courageously stepping out of the silence […]
Posted by Joshua R. Goodbaum in Sexual Harassment
Jan 15 2018
Did Your Employer Retaliate Against You? What You Need to Know
If you find out that your employer has broken the law, you might feel obligated to report it. And if you do, you will become what is often called a […]
Jan 10 2018
The Dialogue: The Shifts That #MeToo Are Creating in the Workplace
This text originally appeared on Connecticut Employment Law Blog By Daniel Schwartz on January 10th, 2018. After a break for the holidays, my long-running discussion with Nina Pirrotti, an employee-side […]
Jan 3 2018
What is Disability Discrimination in the Workplace?
The increased awareness of sexual harassment and misconduct that swept the country in 2017 is an overwhelmingly positive development for Connecticut’s employees. However, if the #MeToo movement has a downside, […]
Dec 22 2017
Happy Holidays from Garrison!
On behalf of all the attorneys and staff at Garrison, Levin-Epstein, Fitzgerald & Pirrotti, P.C., we wish you and your loved ones a very Merry Christmas and happy holiday season. […]