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Since this article’s original publication the Guidance was finalized. It can be found here: https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/retaliation-guidance.cfm The EEOC is almost ready to issue its guidance on retaliation claims. Given the magnitude of retaliation claims such guidance …

Fairfield County Business Journal September 5, 2016 Just this month, employers got some good news; the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a $226,000 fine imposed by the government on a staffing company. A government …

The Connecticut Law Tribune July 25, 2016 Last month, Congress passed the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (“DTSA” or the “Act”). This momentous new law establishes a federal cause of action for companies who …

The United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently released updated posters regarding the federal minimum wage and the Employee Polygraph Protection Act (“EPPA”). The aesthetics of the posters have been updated.  A “QR code” is …

In fiscal year 2015, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) received 89,385 charges of discrimination. This was an increase by approximately 1,000 charges from fiscal year 2014. Of these 89,385 charges, the most common allegations …

Does your Company Handbook prohibit recording conversations at work without management approval? If so, your policy is unlawful in light of a recent decision by the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”). Recently, the NLRB analyzed …

The Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in employment and requires covered employers to provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities that require such accommodations due to …

Does your company need to file an EEO-1 report? Does your company answer YES to any of these three questions: (1) Have 100 or more employees and subject to Title VII of the Civil Rights …