May 19 2021
Hostile Work Environment? Here is Rule #1
Josh Goodbaum: Hi, Amanda. Amanda DeMatteis: Hi, Josh. What are we going to talk to Connecticut employees about today? Goodbaum: I thought we could talk about harassment and hostile […]
May 17 2021
How to Find the RIGHT Employment Lawyer in CT
Josh Goodbaum: Hi, Amanda. Amanda DeMatteis: Hi, Josh. What are we going to talk about today? Goodbaum: I thought we could talk about how people find lawyers and in particular, […]
Apr 30 2021
New Law! The CROWN Act Protects CT Employees with Hairstyles Tied to Their Race
Amanda DeMatteis: Hi, Josh! Josh Goodbaum: Hi, Amanda! What are we talking about today? DeMatteis: Well, we have some exciting news. On March 5, Governor [Ned] Lamont signed into law […]
Apr 27 2021
How Does the American Rescue Plan Act Impact CT Employees?
Amanda DeMatteis: Hi, Josh! Josh Goodbaum: Hi, Amanda! What are we talking about today? DeMatteis: Today, we’re back to the COVID-19 crisis and what the federal government is doing to […]
Apr 15 2021
COVID-19 Vaccine & Returning to Work | Can You Be Forced To Get It?
Amanda DeMatteis: Hi, Josh. Josh Goodbaum: Hi, Amanda. DeMatteis: I hear we’re going to talk about some COVID-related issues today. Goodbaum: Yeah, so we’re living in the age of a […]
Apr 12 2021
What is a Hostile Work Environment?
Amanda DeMatteis: Hi, Josh. Josh Goodbaum: Hi, Amanda. So, what are we talking about today? DeMatteis: Today, we’re talking about “hostile work environments.” So, typically, a potential client will come […]
Apr 8 2021
Wrongful Termination in CT Explained
Josh Goodbaum: Hi, Amanda! Amanda DeMatteis: Hey, Josh. What are we going to talk about today? Goodbaum: I thought we could talk about “wrongful termination.” So, a lot of Connecticut […]
Mar 24 2021
Calling All Working Moms! Pregnancy and Motherhood Rights in the Workplace | CT Employment Law
Josh Goodbaum: Hi, this is Josh Goodbaum! Amanda DeMatteis: Hey! And Amanda DeMatteis! Josh, what are we going to talk about today? Josh Goodbaum: Well, I thought, Amanda, because you […]
Mar 22 2021
Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA) | What Connecticut Employees Need to Know and How They Can Use FMLA.
Amanda DeMatteis: Hi, there. It’s Amanda DeMatteis. Josh Goodbaum: Hi! Amanda DeMatteis: I’m here with my partner Josh Goodbaum. We’re going to be talking to you today about the Family […]
Oct 30 2018
How to Get the Most Out of Your Employment Handbook
It is a common practice for employers to give handbooks to their new employees when they start work. But, as an employee, how often do you actually look at the […]
Oct 9 2018
What’s Sauce For The Goose…
Consumers and employees often believe that mandatory arbitration clauses drag them into a forum they didn’t choose, to be heard before an arbitrator whose powers are virtually unreviewable, who will […]
Posted by Joseph D. Garrison in Commentary
Oct 2 2018
Enforcement Of “Customized” Arbitration Agreements
One benefit of arbitration is that parties of equal bargaining power can provide for a method of settling disputes which is alternative to the court system. A negotiated arbitration agreement, […]
Posted by Joseph D. Garrison in Commentary
Sep 25 2018
What Arbitration Clause? Illiteracy As A Defense To Arbitration
I admit I was surprised to find that a person can agree to a written arbitration clause, even though he or she is illiterate. I was even more surprised to […]
Posted by Joseph D. Garrison in Commentary
Sep 24 2018
10 Common Questions about Employment Contracts
Our previous blog posts, “10 Common Questions about Severance Agreements” and “10 (More) Common Questions about Severance Agreements,” have helped a number of people who are trying to negotiate their […]
Posted by Joshua R. Goodbaum in Commentary
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
About Joseph D. Garrison
Since founding Garrison, Levin-Epstein in 1977, Joe Garrison has become the leading employment lawyer in Connecticut and one of the most prominent employee rights advocates in the United States.
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