Apr 30 2025
Can Prospective Employers Find Out that I Was Terminated for Alleged Misconduct?
Josh Goodbaum: Hi, Amanda. Amanda DeMatteis: Hi, Josh. What are we gonna talk about today? Goodbaum: I want to talk about an employee who’s been terminated for alleged misconduct and […]
Apr 23 2025
Can an Employee Sue Their Employer in Secret?
Amanda DeMatteis: Hi, Josh. Josh Goodbaum: Hi, Amanda. What are we talking about today? DeMatteis: I thought we would talk about whether or not an employee can sue their former […]
Apr 16 2025
Are You Entitled to a Reasonable Accommodation Even If You Don’t “Need” It?
Josh Goodbaum: Hi, Amanda. Amanda DeMatteis: Hi, Josh. What are we gonna talk about today? Goodbaum: I want to talk about reasonable accommodations for disabilities. We talk about reasonable accommodations […]
Apr 2 2025
If I Have to Resign or Be Terminated from My Job, What Should I Do?
Josh Goodbaum: Hey, Amanda. Amanda DeMatteis: Hi, Josh. What are we gonna talk about today? Goodbaum: I want to talk about an employee who faces a very difficult decision, which […]
Mar 26 2025
What Should I Do If My Employer Denies My Request for a Reasonable Accommodation?
Josh Goodbaum: Hi, Amanda. Amanda DeMatteis: Hi, Josh. What are we gonna talk about today? Goodbaum: I want to talk about an employee who asks for a reasonable accommodation and […]
Mar 19 2025
My Employer Disciplined Me for a Symptom of My Disability. Help!
Amanda DeMatteis: Hi, Josh. Josh Goodbaum: Hi, Amanda. What are we talking about today? DeMatteis: I thought we would talk about disability discrimination, but in a little bit of a […]
Mar 12 2025
Are You Protected From Discrimination If You Don’t Have a Disability but Are Closely Associated with Someone Who Does?
Josh Goodbaum: Hi, Amanda. Amanda DeMatteis: Hi, Josh. What are we gonna talk about today? Goodbaum: I want to talk about disability discrimination. We’ve talked a lot about disabilities in […]
Mar 5 2025
Can an Employee Take FMLA Leave If They Have Received a Notice of Termination?
Amanda DeMatteis: Hi, Josh. Josh Goodbaum: Hi, Amanda. What are we talking about today? DeMatteis: I thought we would talk about the Family & Medical Leave Act (or FMLA). Although […]
Feb 26 2025
Can an Employee Legally Be Terminated Because of Their Age? In Rare Circumstances, Yes.
Amanda DeMatteis: Hi, Josh. Josh Goodbaum: Hi, Amanda, what are we talking about today? DeMatteis: I thought we would talk about age discrimination. We’ve talked about it before, and the […]
Feb 12 2025
If You’re a Unionized Worker Who Is Terminated Without Cause, What Should You Do?
Amanda DeMatteis: Hi, Josh. Josh Goodbaum: Hi, Amanda. What are we talking about today? DeMatteis: I thought we would talk about a Connecticut employee who is a member of a […]
Feb 5 2025
Do Injured Workers in Connecticut Have the Right to Light-Duty Work?
Amanda DeMatteis: Hi, Josh. Josh Goodbaum: Hi, Amanda. What are we talking about today? DeMatteis: We’ve been talking a bit about the intersection between our Connecticut workers’ compensation laws and […]
Jan 29 2025
What Employees Need to Know About Being Investigated By Their Employer
Amanda DeMatteis: Hi, Josh. Josh Goodbaum: Hi, Amanda. What are we talking about today? DeMatteis: I thought we would talk about workplace investigations. These can be really stressful for employees […]
Jan 22 2025
What Happens If You Have a Workers’ Compensation Injury But Can’t Return to Work?
Josh Goodbaum: Hi, Amanda. Amanda DeMatteis: Hi, Josh. What are we gonna talk about today? Goodbaum: I want to talk about the intersection between workers’ compensation and various employment laws […]
Jan 15 2025
What Executives Leading Companies Owned by a Private Equity Need to Consider
Amanda DeMatteis: Hi, Josh. Josh Goodbaum: Hi, Amanda. What are we talking about today? DeMatteis: Well, we represent a number of executives who are dealing with contract negotiations. Maybe the […]
Jan 8 2025
Harassment in Hollywood: What CT Employees Can Learn from the Blake Lively/Justin Baldoni Lawsuit
Josh Goodbaum: Hi, Amanda. Amanda DeMatteis: Hi, Josh. What are we talking about today? Goodbaum: Well, we have another exciting intersection between celebrity news and employment law, and that, of […]
