Get ready to dive into the 2025 legislative landscape with Season 3, Episode 3 of From Lawyer to Employer! Join host Dan Schwartz and special guest Chris Davis, Vice President of Public Policy with the Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA), as they preview key issues for the 2025 Connecticut General Assembly session. This episode highlights
As we head into another Trump presidency later this month, many U.S. employers are wondering how the new administration’s strong stance on immigration might impact their organization, including its ability to hire and retain foreign workers. While we don’t know exactly what changes will occur, this article details a few ways in which the incoming
Starting January 1, 2025, all private-sector employers in New York, regardless of size, must provide eligible employees 20 hours of paid leave per year to attend prenatal medical appointments and procedures. The new law amends the existing New York State Sick Leave Law (Labor Law § 196-b) and is the first in the country to
On Tuesday, December 10, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (“the Board”) limited an employer’s right to make unilateral changes in the workplace, restoring one of “the oldest and most familiar doctrines” in labor law: the clear and unmistakable waiver standard.
An employer makes a unilateral change when it modifies certain conditions of employment (mandatory
Join host Dan Schwartz and Sarah Westby, partners at Shipman & Goodwin, as they delve into the latest wage and hour regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This episode explores the implications of a federal court ruling that struck down recent DOL salary threshold increases, what it means for employers, and how
A new season of the popular Shipman & Goodwin Podcast, “From Lawyer to Employer” has just dropped and the first episode is right on time to discuss Connecticut’s new Paid Sick Leave law.
On the first episode of the podcast, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever you listen to your favorite shows, host and
Last Friday, a federal judge in Texas ruled that the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) exceeded its authority when it issued a final regulation significantly raising salary thresholds for the executive, administrative, and professional exemption, and it vacated the regulation nationwide. That means employers will no longer be required to ensure their white-collar salaried employees earn more
A federal court in Texas yesterday issued a permanent nationwide injunction barring the Federal Trade Commission’s Non-Compete Agreement Ban from going into effect. As a practical matter, and barring an unlikely reversal from the 5th Circuit, this means the proposed nationwide ban on non-compete agreements is virtually dead for now, though employers will still need
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On August 26, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas administratively stayed DHS from granting parole in place under this new “Keeping Families Together” program for 14 days. The Court has since extended this stay through September 23rd, and further extensions are possible. While the stay order is in
Today, the DOL’s Final Rule expanding overtime protection in the form of salary threshold increases for FLSA exempt workers takes effect for most employers across the country. There has been some uncertainty over the past month with three cases pending in Texas federal court challenging the legality of the rule. On Friday, June 28, 2024,
