Mar 23 2022
5 Steps If You Receive A Performance Improvement Plan From Your Employer
Amanda DeMatteis: Hi, Josh! Josh Goodbaum: Hi, Amanda. What are we talking about today? DeMatteis: I thought we could talk about performance improvement plans – always something that’s scary to […]
Mar 14 2022
Do Connecticut FMLA Laws Apply to Workplace Anxiety Victims?
Amanda DeMatteis: I am here with my partner, Josh Goodbaum. We’re going to be talking to you today about the Family and Medical Leave Act. Josh Goodbaum: So, Amanda, I […]
Mar 9 2022
$1.29 Million Settlement Reached in Yale University Class Action Lawsuit
Yale University employees represented by Connecticut employment lawyers Garrison, Levin-Epstein, Fitzgerald & Pirrotti, P.C. and Washington-based AARP Foundation have agreed to settle a 2019 class action lawsuit against the university. […]
Posted by Garrison, Levin-Epstein, Fitzgerald & Pirrotti, P.C. in News
Mar 3 2022
Garrison, Levin-Epstein, Fitzgerald & Pirrotti Partner Joshua Goodbaum Testifies before the Connecticut General Assembly in Support of a Proposed Law to Reform Connecticut Non-Compete Agreements
On March 3, 2022, Garrison, Levin-Epstein, Fitzgerald & Pirrotti Partner Joshua Goodbaum testified to the Labor & Public Employees Committee of the Connecticut General Assembly in support of HB 5249: […]
Posted by Garrison, Levin-Epstein, Fitzgerald & Pirrotti, P.C. in News
Feb 23 2022
Collecting Email Evidence of Workplace Harassment
Joshua Goodbaum: Hi, Amanda. Amanda DeMatteis: Hi, Josh. What are we going to talk about today? Goodbaum: I thought we could talk about workplace harassment – obviously, a serious issue […]
Feb 18 2022
Yale Daily News Quotes Joshua Goodbaum on Affirmative Action in Employment
A recent Yale Daily News feature on the future of affirmative action quoted Garrison, Levin-Epstein partner Joshua Goodbaum on the use of race in employment law decisions. Prompted by the […]
Posted by Garrison, Levin-Epstein, Fitzgerald & Pirrotti, P.C. in News
Feb 16 2022
Five Rules if You Want to Date a Coworker
Amanda DeMatteis: Hi, Josh. Josh Goodbaum: Hi, Amanda. What are we talking about today? DeMatteis: Well, I thought we would talk about Jeff Zucker, and I’ll just leave it at […]
Feb 3 2022
“My Boss Is Sexually Harassing Me. Should I Secretly Record Him On My Phone?”
Many workplace sexual harassment cases ultimately boil down to conflicting stories offered by the accuser and the accused. A female employee says that her male boss repeatedly commented on her […]
Posted by Joshua R. Goodbaum in Sexual Harassment
Feb 2 2022
What U.S. Supreme Court COVID Rulings Mean for Connecticut Employees in 2022
Amanda DeMatteis: Hi, Josh! Josh Goodbaum: Hi, Amanda! What are we talking about today? DeMatteis: So, you know how we always love to keep Connecticut employees up to date on […]
Feb 2 2022
Connecticut Law Tribune Highlights Expansion, Hiring at Garrison, Levin-Epstein, Fitzgerald & Pirrotti
The Connecticut law Tribune published an article on February 2, 2022, describing the recent expansion at Garrison, Levin-Epstein, Fitzgerald & Pirrotti. Garrison Levin-Epstein specializes in plaintiff-side employment law and has […]
Posted by Garrison, Levin-Epstein, Fitzgerald & Pirrotti, P.C. in News
Jan 28 2022
Changes To Connecticut’s Family and Medical Leave Laws
Amanda DeMatteis: Hi, Josh! Josh Goodbaum: Hi, Amanda! What are we talking about today? DeMatteis: I thought we could talk about the Connecticut Family and Medical Leave Act. This is […]
Jan 19 2022
Thinking About Quitting Your Job? Tips from Connecticut Employment Lawyers
Josh Goodbaum: Hi, Amanda! Amanda DeMatteis: Hi, Josh! What are we talking about today? Goodbaum: I thought we could talk about the Great Resignation; we’ve heard a lot about that. […]
Jan 14 2022
How the U.S. Supreme Court COVID Mandate Decisions Affect Connecticut Employees
In September 2021, President Biden announced what he called a “COVID-19 Action Plan” that included a number of so-called “mandates”: All employers with 100+ employees had to require their employees […]
Posted by Joshua R. Goodbaum in Employment Law
Jan 4 2022
2022 Brings Big Changes to Connecticut Employee Leave Laws
January 1 often marks the effective date of new laws enacted during previous legislative years. For Connecticut employment lawyers who represent employees (as we do at Garrison, Levin-Epstein), the start […]
Posted by Joshua R. Goodbaum in Employment Law
Dec 22 2021
Should Employees Secretly Record Workplace Harassment?
Amanda DeMatteis: Hi, Josh! Josh Goodbaum: Hi, Amanda! What are we going to talk about today? DeMatteis: So, I have an interesting one, I think. I had a client come […]
