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Posted on Dec 13, 2018 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, Sex by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
With strong initiatives making strides across the country like the #MeToo and Equal Pay movements, state and federal legislatures made some big changes in 2018. Connecticut was no exception. Lawmakers in Connecticut made several attempts …
Posted on Dec 13, 2018 on Legal Updates, News by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
Back in May, Governor Dannel Malloy signed into law Public Act No. 18-8, “An Act Concerning Pay Equity.” The law is part of the “Equal Pay” movement which has been sweeping the country aiming to …
Posted on Dec 13, 2018 on Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, Family and Medical Leave Act, Legal Updates, Sex by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
A federal jury recently found the former Superintendent of the East Greenbush Central School District did not meet her burden of proving she was fired because of her pregnancy and gender. As a result of …
Posted on Dec 13, 2018 on Legal Updates by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
Even though the law in Connecticut has been on the books for over 5 years, we still come across employers who forget to tell their employees they have the opportunity to respond to write-ups, performance …
Posted on Nov 13, 2018 on Legal Updates by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
Originally published by New York Law Journal – online November 2, 2018 and in print November 5, 2018. Companies of all shapes, sizes and industries all across the country have been deciding to ditch their …
Posted on Nov 13, 2018 on Legal Updates, News, NLRB by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has extended the comment period for its new proposed joint employer rule, giving the public until December 13 to weigh in. The joint employer standard under the National Labor …
Posted on Nov 13, 2018 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, News, Sex by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
Early last month, a federal district court in Florida held employment discrimination based on having or not having an abortion might lead to a recognizable claim of sex discrimination under Title VII. While the law …
Posted on Nov 13, 2018 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, News, Sexual Orientation by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) recently filed a brief in a case which may soon make its way to the Supreme Court of the United States, claiming Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of …
Posted on Oct 19, 2018 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, Sex by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
With the rise of the #MeToo movement, employers everywhere are smartly taking the time to learn their duties and responsibilities when it comes to preventing sexual harassment. A valuable affirmative defense available to employers facing …
Posted on Sep 27, 2018 on Labor Management Issues, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, NLRB, Union Issues by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently ruled that an employer’s video surveillance of its employees in the process of distributing Union materials and literature (and thereby breaking Company rules) was illegal under the National …