On May 18, 2016, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor announced new rules relating to payment of employee overtime, to become effective December 1, 2016. The updated rules were adopted in large part to address concerns with the existing low salary threshold used in connection with identifying those executive, administrative […]

You plan to reward an employee with a raise.  However, because you don’t intend to give an increase to the employee’s less-effective co-worker, you tell him to keep quiet about his new salary.  Seems reasonable, right? Not so fast!  As of July 2015, Connecticut employers may not prohibit employees from disclosing or discussing their rate […]

Effective October 1, 2015, a new Connecticut law will provide unpaid interns, who technically may not be considered “employees,” with the same protections against discrimination and harassment as are already provided to full-fledged employees.  As a result, interns will be able to file complaints with the CHRO and potentially pursue causes of action in court […]

In its most recent session, Connecticut’s General Assembly passed a new bill that will affect nearly all employers when it comes to requiring an employee to provide access or passwords to their personal online accounts, such as Facebook, Twitter, etc.   The Senate Bill (recently signed into law by Gov. Dannel Malloy), entitled “An Act Concerning […]

Most employers are well aware of the distinction between so-called “at-will” employment and employment pursuant to a contract for a defined period of time and/or requiring just cause for termination.  Although caveats abound (leading some employers to seek legal guidance prior to terminating any employee), in general, at-will employment can be terminated by either the […]