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Jackson Lewis LLP Stamford, CT Document Search Results (10) Sort by:  | Divided U.S. Supreme Court Upholds States’ Immunity to Damages Suit for Violation of FMLA Self-Care
Francis P. Alvarez, Paul A. Patten, Michael J. Soltis; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 29, 2012, previously published on March 27, 2012 Finding an employee’s claims against a state employer for violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 were correctly dismissed, a divided U.S. Supreme Court held that the U.S. Congress could not abrogate the states’ sovereign immunity against suits for damages under the...
| | New Law Expands USERRA to Recognize Hostile Environment Claims
Conrad Shawn Kee, Matthew F. Nieman; Austin, TX;
Legal Alert/Article November 24, 2011, previously published on November 22, 2011 A new law passed with bipartisan support and signed by President Obama may make it easier for individuals to sue their employers for discrimination on account of their military status.
| | Guidance on Connecticut Paid Sick Leave Law Now Available
Holly L. Cini, Beverly W. Garofalo, Michael J. Soltis; Austin, TX;
Legal Alert/Article November 23, 2011, previously published on November 18, 2011 The Connecticut Department of Labor has issued guidance on the new Connecticut Paid Sick Leave Law. The law goes into effect on January 1, 2012. The guidance is available from the Department’s website, at http://www.ctdol.state.ct.us/wgwkstnd/SickLeaveGuidance.pdf. (See our article, What...
| | NLRB Clears Way for "Made to Order" Union Bargaining Units Agency Checks Off Another Box on Its Agenda to Spur Organizing
Roger P. Gilson, Edward V. Jeffrey, Roger S. Kaplan, Thomas V. Walsh; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article September 9, 2011, previously published on September 1, 2011 National Labor Relations Board Chairman Wilma Liebman has ended her tenure at the agency with a spate of portentous decisions. Most prominent among them perhaps is Specialty Healthcare, 357 NLRB No. 83 (Aug. 26, 2011), one of several cases in which the Board had invited briefing by interested...
| | Groups Call Labor Board’s Proposal to Rush Union Elections “Unnecessary”
Roger P. Gilson, Roger S. Kaplan, Michael J. Lotito, Philip B. Rosen, Thomas V. Walsh, Harold R. Weinrich; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article September 9, 2011, previously published on August 23, 2011 The National Labor Relations Board has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would drastically expedite the union election process, shrink employers’ opportunities to affect the composition of the voting employee-unit, and reduce an employer’s ability to communicate...
| | New Law Requires Connecticut Health Care Employers to Protect Employees from Workplace Violence
Beverly W. Garofalo, Bradford T. Hammock, Michael J. Soltis, Margaret J. Strange; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article July 26, 2011, previously published on July 25, 2011 Health care employers in Connecticut have new obligations to protect their employees when it comes to workplace violence. Public Act No. 11-175, signed by Governor Dan Malloy on July 13, 2011, applies to any Connecticut health care employer who employs at least 50 full employees, whether full-time...
| | New Connecticut Law Restricts Use of Credit Reports in Employment Decisions
Beverly W. Garofalo, Michael J. Soltis, Sally Welch St. Onge; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article July 21, 2011, previously published on July 19, 2011 A new law in Connecticut generally prohibits employers from using credit reports in making employment decisions regarding existing employees or applicants. The law, effective on October 1, 2011, applies to all employers in Connecticut that have at least one employee.
| | Connecticut’s Ban on Gender Identity Discrimination to Take Effect October 1
Beverly W. Garofalo, Michael J. Soltis; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article July 11, 2011, previously published on July 8, 2011 An amendment to Connecticut law prohibits employers in the state from discriminating against their employees based on “gender identity or expression.” The new law expands the protections of the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act, which already prohibits employment discrimination...
| | What Employers Need to Know about Connecticut’s Paid Sick Leave Law
Francis P. Alvarez, Holly L. Cini, Beverly W. Garofalo, Michael J. Soltis; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 30, 2011, previously published on June 27, 2011 Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy has pledged to sign the Connecticut Paid Sick Leave legislation, which passed in the legislature on June 3, 2011. Upon its January 1, 2012, effective date, Connecticut will become the first state in the country to mandate paid sick leave. Although the...
| | Colorado Supreme Court Rules Continued Employment Is Sufficient Consideration For Restrictive Covenant
Clifford R. Atlas, Conrad Shawn Kee, Ryan P. Lessmann; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 8, 2011, previously published on June 6, 2011 Reversing a state court of appeals’ decision, the Colorado Supreme Court has held that an employer’s continued employment of a current at-will employee provides sufficient consideration for a non-competition agreement entered into after the inception of employment. Lucht’s...
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