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Representative Anthony Weiner’s Internet indiscretions have become fodder for clever tabloid headlines and late night comedy sketches (even we have joined the fun).  With a couple of clicks on his smartphone, Representative Weiner posted a …

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) once again sided with a union, finding the display of a giant inflatable rat and accompanying leafleting did not violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).  A stream of …

With record unemployment numbers, politicians have turned their attention to the growing number of “unemployed need not apply” job ads.  Last April, New Jersey made headlines when it became the first state to outlaw “unemployment …

Connecticut is the first state in the nation to require employers to provide their employees with paid sick leave.  Both the state Senate and House already passed the bill.  Governor Malloy is expected to sign …

In April, we wrote about the Captive Audience Bill pending in the Connecticut Legislature.  This legislation would have limited an employer’s right to speak to its employees about the employer’s religious and political views.  Backed …

Bob Brody is honored to join the American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut’s (ACLU-CT) Legal Committee.  The ACLU –CT deals with legal issues such as women’s rights, desegregation, voting rights, and takes on various pro …

As published by the Society for Human Resource Management on May 18, 2011 Have you asked an employee about their mother’s fight with breast cancer, or the employee’s recent charity work with the American Heart …