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Connecticut Employment Law Blog
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New and noteworthy developments in labor & employment law, from a Connecticut perspective
Recent Posts
A Thanksgiving Day Wish
Thanksgiving Day is a day for reflection and pause. And while my post last year pointed out a number of excellent posts on the subject (including a repeat of Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Thanksgiving Day speech), this year I'm going to take a differe...
District Court Enters Judgment Against New Haven; Orders 14 Firefighters to be Promoted
It was never really a question of if, but when. And yesterday, the United States District Court in Connecticut made final what had long been anticipated in the Ricci v. DeStefano case -- the promotions of various firefighters to the positions of Lieu...
LinkedIn Recommendations - A Hot Topic Among HR Professionals, But Should It Be?
In my presentation last week to the HRA of Greater New Haven (which i discussed yesterday), the hottest topic that people wanted to discuss was LinkedIn Recommendations. People had several questions: Should a company bar its employees from doing...
Appellate Court Decision Provides Another Lesson About Preserving Data
As I've noted before, the appellate courts in Connecticut release their decisions in advance of an "official" publication date for various reasons. I've now read over the Appellate Court's upcoming decision in Paylan v. St. Mary's Hospital ...
"If You Aren\'t Using Social Media for Your Job Search or Recruiting, You Don\'t Exist"
My thanks to the Human Resource Association of Greater New Haven for the invitation to speak to that group last week on the topic of social media and employment law. HRAGNH is an affiliate of SHRM and with nearly 60 attendees, we had a pac...
Appellate Court Dismisses Claims Against State On Sovereign Immunity and Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies Grounds
In a decision that will be officially released on Tuesday, November 24th, the Connecticut Appellate Court has ruled that wrongful termination and breach of implied contract claims cannot be brought against the State of Connecticut due to the protecti...

