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The Workplace of Tomorrow: Not as Silly as They Predicted, Not as Bad as You Fear
By Fran Slusarz, Mid-century was the golden age of futurism and if you are of a certain (ahem) age, you spent far too many hours on Saturday morning...
Watch Out for Parasitic Layoffs: Companies are Dropping Headcount to Boost the Bottom Line While No One’s Paying Attention
By Fran Slusarz, It happens in every economic downturn. Companies that are doing just fine, thank you, go through rounds of layoffs to the cheers of...
What If They Opened the Economy and No One Came? Or, Why It’s Still Mostly Groundhog Day
By Fran Slusarz, With all 50 states set to lift at least some restrictions as we head into Memorial Day weekend, it is the perfect time to look at...
Does Your Large Employer Owe You Paid Sick Leave and Enhanced FMLA Leave?
By Fran Slusarz, If you are as outraged as I am by the well-capitalized hospitality industry and publicly traded companies gobbling up Paycheck...
They Denied My Unemployment Claim…Now What?
By Jill Halper The good news is that the enhanced unemployment benefits available in response to COVID-19 provide unprecedented and supplemental...
What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has issued the following critical guidance that lawyers and judges are using today and you should...
What You Need to Know Before You Return to Work
By Fran Slusarz, Even though the majority of Americans think it is too soon, states across the nation are declaring themselves “open.” Connecticut...
Scared To Return To Work During Covid-19?
By Jill Halper Even after weeks of quarantining and social distancing, we continue to read about alarmingly high statistics related to Covid-19...
Whistleblower Laws Help Healthcare Workers Do What’s Right AND Keep Their Jobs
By Fran Slusarz The news is alarming. More than 760 residents of Connecticut nursing home have died from COVID-19. Nursing homes have underreported...
What to expect if you’re expecting…. to get fired
By Liz Swedock Most at-will employees who have been recently terminated are given a “Separation” or “Severance” offer from their (now) former...
FOR EMPLOYEES: Emergency Q&A With An Employment Attorney for $250.00 for 1 Hour
Have you hit a wall in your attempts to obtain answers from the internet to your specific employment questions, then we have an offer for you. Carey...
The Covid-19 Catch-All: Why Your Recent Termination Might Have Been Unlawful
By Jill Halper A record 22 million people were laid off in one month since the coronavirus pandemic shut down large portions of the U.S. economy as...
For Employees – Frequently Asked Questions During COVID-19
By Liz Swedock As I’m sure everyone reading this knows by now, one of the biggest impacts of the ongoing coronavirus / COVID-19 crisis has been to...
The Small Business Owner’s Guide to the CARES Act
By Mark Carey The CARES Act application opens today April 3, 2020. The following PDF document is the most concise statement regarding the CARES Act...
Covid-19 and How the Employment At-Will Rule Destroyed a Nation
By Mark Carey For the week ending March 21, 2020, 3.2 million American workers were terminated from their employment, according to the USDOL. How...
Covid-19 and Noncompetition Agreements: 4 Situations Where They Are Not Enforceable
By Jill Halper If this blog article has caught your attention, you likely already understand what a...
The New Shared Work Program Might Be Your Solution During the Covid-19 Pandemic
By Jill Halper It is possible that many of you might not be aware that the CT Department of Labor (CTDOL) already has regulations in place known at...
CONTRACTS AND COVID-19 What Businesses, Employers and Employees Need to Know NOW
By Jill Halper In light of the imminent widespread COVID-19 outbreak across the U.S., parties to contracts, both in business and employment...
New Federal Law Grants Paid Leave for Coronavirus
By Fran Slusarz On April 2, the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act and the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act become law. They are both...
Hours Reduced or Laid Off Because of Coronavirus? File for Unemployment Benefits!
By Liz Swedock Massive layoffs are not only coming, they are already here. Multiple news outlets are reporting that well over 52,000 people have...