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If your employees are required to go through daily end-of-shift security clearances as part of their job, does the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) require you to pay them for that time?  The Federal Circuit …

The National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) continues to strike down broad workplace policies – this time taking aim at a “No Gossip” policy they claimed violated employees’ rights to engage in protected activity under the …

Last month, President Obama signed an Executive Order (“Order”) raising the minimum wage for contractors on new federal contracts to $10.10 per hour, up from $7.25, effective January 1, 2015.  This hourly rate will be …

Sue Westphal was accepted for admission to the bar of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.  Sue will be sworn in at Brien McMahon Federal Building in Bridgeport on April 4th. …

Employers who offer group health insurance and employ twenty or more employees must allow terminated employees, spouses, and beneficiaries the opportunity to continue their coverage at the group rate.  The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act …

Most human resources personnel know that under the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), covered employers must give eligible employees twelve workweeks off in a twelve-month period “to care for” a spouse, child, or parent …

Most settlement agreements include a nondisclosure provision buried in all the legalese that requires the plaintiff to keep the terms of the settlement a secret.  Based on this language, the defendant can rest assured the …