As a result of the Governor’s latest Executive Order 7BB, employers must now provide masks or cloth face coverings to employees who must wear face masks at all times in the workplace. Executive Order 7BB, effective Monday, April 20th at 8 p.m., requires all...
Sweeping FMLA Changes Coming to Connecticut Employers
Late Friday, Connecticut joined neighboring states New York, New Jersey and Rhode Island and became the latest state to pass a paid leave bill. Governor Lamont has signaled he will sign the measure when it reaches his desk. The bill makes sweeping changes to current...
Paid Leave Proposed In Connecticut….Again
Here we are again, another legislative year when the General Assembly appears determined to follow neighboring states Massachusetts and New York and pass legislation creating paid family medical leave in Connecticut. The current proposal, which has already passed out...
Medical Marijuana in the Workplace – An Update!
As many Human Resources professionals may recall, last year we saw the first court decision regarding Connecticut’s Palliative Use of Marijuana Act (“PUMA”). The District Court of Connecticut declined to dismiss the case of a plaintiff seeking redress under PUMA,...
More Connecticut Employers May Have To Provide Workplace Anti-Harassment Training. Will Your Company Be One Of Them?
As the #metoo and #timesup movements continue gaining momentum, Connecticut employers should not be surprised that the start of the 2018 Connecticut General Assembly session saw the introduction of a bill to increase workplace harassment prevention training in...