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Monthly Archives: August 2012
Massachusetts Blue Laws in a Nutshell: What Are My Labor Day Wage and Hour Obligations?
With Labor Day just around the corner, companies that remain open on this day often have questions about what obligations they have under the Massachusetts Blue Laws. The following represents answers to the most common questions we receive about the … Continue reading
Posted in Wage and Hour
Tagged Labor Day holiday, Massachusetts blue laws, overtime, wage and hour
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Proposed Rule Mandates Good Faith Attempt to Include Women and Minorities in Subcontracts
A proposed rule has been issued by the Department of Treasury, which would amend the Department of the Treasury Acquisition Regulation (“DTAR”). This rule would mandate that federal contractors, hired by the Department, must make good faith efforts to hire … Continue reading
NLRB Now Takes Aim at Employment-At-Will Disclaimers: What’s Next?
Over the past several months, there have been various National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) decisions and/or reports affecting relatively common employment practices such as employer promulgated social media policies, advising employees to maintain confidentiality regarding interviews relative to internal investigations … Continue reading
Medical Marijuana Laws
On October 1, 2012, Connecticut will become the seventeenth state to legalize medical use of marijuana. Under this new law, Connecticut residents with a diagnosed debilitating medical condition such as cancer, glaucoma, HIV, AIDS, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, damage to … Continue reading
Posted in ADA, Discrimination, FMLA
Tagged AIDS, cachexia, cancer, Crohn’s disease, damage to the nervous tissue of the spinal cord with objective neurological indication of intractable spasticity, epilepsy, glaucoma, HIV, Medical Marijuana Laws, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, posttraumatic stress disorder, wasting syndrome
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Connecticut Appellate Court Finds its State Anti-Discrimination Law Does not Recognize Perceived Physical Disability Claims
On Monday, August 6, 2012, in Desrosiers v. Diageo North America, the Connecticut Appellate Court ruled that a perceived physical disability is not protected under Connecticut anti-discrimination law. In reaching its decision, the court found that the phrase “regarded as” … Continue reading
An Employer’s Dilemma: Requests for Indefinite Leave
What do you do when an employee exhausts 12 weeks of Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave and is unable to return to work? This is a dilemma employers are often faced with. Do you terminate the employee? Or do … Continue reading