In a rare bi-partisan move, just before the Christmas break Congress passed a spending bill for 2020 that included a repeal of the so-called Cadillac tax. The tax, which was an excise tax on costly health plans, was due to go into effect on January 1, 2022, after a...
Back to School for Employees – How to Design a Successful Tuition Reimbursement Program
A tuition reimbursement program can be a very attractive employee recruitment and retention tool, while simultaneously providing employers with the benefit of a more educated workforce. Launching a tuition reimbursement program sends employees the message that you...
Connecticut Law Limits Criminal Inquiries on Employment Applications
On January 1, 2017, Connecticut will “ban the box” for private employers, as well as public employers. “Ban the box” laws prohibit employers from asking questions about criminal background on employment applications, with some exceptions. Such laws are becoming...
Are Your Employees Saving for Retirement? The Conversation You Should be Having
As an employer, you’ve worked hard to put together an attractive benefits package – vacation, insurance, retirement benefits, and maybe even some unusual perks. But many benefits go unutilized or underutilized, and retirement benefits requiring employee involvement...
Portion of Affordable Care Act Requiring Automatic Enrollment for Some Employer Plans Repealed
Since the Affordable Care Act’s enactment in March, 2010, employers with 200+ employees have been awaiting the implementation of regulations that would explain the automatic enrollment rule. Employers with 200+ employees would have had to enroll employees in the...
Legislature Changes Connecticut Paid Sick Leave Law Coverage
Connecticut employers need to re-evaluate whether they are covered by the Connecticut Paid Sick Leave Law based on changes to the statute. Broadly speaking, the law requires employers with 50 or more employees to provide up to 40 hours of paid sick leave to certain...
Connecticut Employment Laws You Didn’t Know Existed – Virtually Every Employer Engages in Electronic Monitoring, But Did You Notify Your Employees?
This is Part 6 in a 6-part series on Connecticut Employment Laws You Didn’t Know Existed. Connecticut’s electronic monitoring law requires public and private employers to give prior notice to employees if their activities will be electronically monitored. Electronic...
Connecticut Employment Laws You Didn’t Know Existed – Why Your Payroll Deductions are Probably Illegal . . . and How to Fix Them
This is Part 3 in a 6-part series on Connecticut Employment Laws You Didn’t Know Existed. Any time you are having employees pay you – whether through a payroll deduction or by having the employee pay you directly – you are walking into a legal minefield. Deductions...
Connecticut Employment Laws You Didn’t Know Existed – Why Your Bi-Weekly Payroll is Probably Illegal . . . and How to Fix It
This is Part 1 in a 6-part series on Connecticut Employment Laws You Didn’t Know Existed. Do you pay your employees at least weekly? If you answered no, you are in good company. Bi-weekly pay (paying employees every two weeks) is probably the most...
Labor Law Posters – The Perils of Too Few or Too Many
Every employer in the United States must post at least some labor law notices. Many state and federal employment laws come with such a requirement. While different posters are needed for different situations (for example, based on the employer’s size or industry),...
