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Posted on Mar 26, 2021 on Firm Happenings, Firm News and Victories by Brody and Associates
Brody and Associates is pleased to announce Taylor S. Knowles has joined our Firm as an Associate Attorney. Taylor is a graduate of Vanderbilt University Law School, in Nashville, Tennessee, where she was a member …
Posted on Mar 25, 2021 on Legal Updates, Legislative Updates by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
March 25, 2021 Among the many disconcerting promises by President Biden is his wish to significantly reduce employers’ use of non-compete provisions, and to eliminate entirely the use of anti-poaching provisions in employment agreements. Previously, …
Posted on Mar 22, 2021 on Legal Updates, Legislative Updates by Robert G. Brody and Alexander Phornprapha
March 22, 2021 Effective March 12, 2021, both public and private sector employers in New York State are required to provide Paid Time Off (“PTO”) for their employees to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. The law, …
Posted on Mar 11, 2021 on Legal Updates, Legislative Updates by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
March 11, 2021 On Thursday, March 11th, President Biden signed into law the $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Bill in an attempt to help pull the country out of a growing financial crisis stemming from the COVID-19 …
Posted on Mar 11, 2021 on Discrimination and Harassment, Labor Management Issues, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, Race / Color by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
March 11, 2021 Yesterday, Connecticut’s Governor, Ned Lamont, signed into law the CROWN Act, also known as “An Act Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair.” With this action, Connecticut joins a growing …
Posted on Mar 8, 2021 on Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, News by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
March 8, 2021 Last week, Connecticut’s Governor, Ned Lamont, announced plans to ease certain COVID-19 restrictions amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Governor’s phased approach progressively eases restrictions on businesses and gatherings, while maintaining appropriate …
Posted on Mar 8, 2021 on Legal Updates by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
March 8, 2021 On Friday, March 5, 2021, President Biden fired the General Counsel for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Sharon Gustafson. This marked yet another unprecedented move made by the Biden Administration as it …
Posted on Mar 5, 2021 on Legal Updates, Resources, Workplace Safety by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
March 5, 2021 As we have written previously, employers can require employees to be vaccinated for COVID-19 or face discharge. The question we now look to answer is, should they? With more working age Americans …
Posted on Mar 3, 2021 on Legal Updates, News, Sex, Sexual Orientation by Robert G. Brody and Alexander Phornprapha
March 3, 2021 On February 25th, 2021, the House of Representatives narrowly passed the Equality Act (the “Act”). The Equality Act is a bill that would extend anti-discrimination protections for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and …
Posted on Mar 2, 2021 on Legal Updates, News, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
March 2, 2021 Originally published in the Connecticut Law Tribune on March 2, 2021 As we wrote last week, President Biden, Senator Bernie Sanders and the majority of the Democrats wanted to incorporate a $15 per hour …